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Authors: Jef Geeraerts
“The Catalan novelist Teresa Solana has come up with a de-
lightful mystery set in Barcelona… Clever, funny and utterly
unpretentious.”
Sunday Times
lightful mystery set in Barcelona… Clever, funny and utterly
unpretentious.”
Sunday Times
“Teresa Solana’s book may be full of murder and mayhem,
but it’s also packed full of humour, acute observation, a
complicated plot and downright ridiculousness… I cannot
recommend it highly enough.”
Oxford Times
but it’s also packed full of humour, acute observation, a
complicated plot and downright ridiculousness… I cannot
recommend it highly enough.”
Oxford Times
“Scathing satire of Spanish society, hilarious dialogue, all
beautifully dressed up as a crime novel.”
Krimi-Couch
beautifully dressed up as a crime novel.”
Krimi-Couch
This deftly plotted, bitingly funny mystery novel and satire
of Catalan politics won the 2007 Brigada 21 Prize.
of Catalan politics won the 2007 Brigada 21 Prize.
£8.99/$14.95/C$16.50
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DOG EATS DOG
Iain Levison
Philip Dixon is down on his luck. A hair-raising escape from a lucrative but botched bank robbery lands him gushing blood and on the verge of collapse in a quaint college town in New Hampshire. How can he find a place to hide out in this innocent setting? Peering into the window of the nearest house, he sees a glimmer of hope: a man in his mid-thirties, obviously some kind of academic, is rolling around on the living-room floor with an attractive high-school student… And so Professor Elias White is blackmailed into harbouring a dangerous fugitive, as Dixon - with a cool quarter-million in his bag and dreams of Canada in his head - gets ready for the last phase of his escape.
But the last phase is always the hardest… FBI agent Denise Lupo is on his trail, and she’s better at her job than her superiors think. As for Elias White, his surprising transition from respected academic to willing accomplice poses a ruthless threat that Dixon would be foolish to underestimate…
PRAISE FOR IAIN LEVISON
author of
A Working Stiff’s Manifesto
and
Since the Layoffs
author of
A Working Stiff’s Manifesto
and
Since the Layoffs
“The real deal… bracing, hilarious and dead on.”
New York Times Book Review
New York Times Book Review
“Witty, deft, well-conceived writing that combines sharp sat-
ire with real suspense.”
Kirkus Reviews
ire with real suspense.”
Kirkus Reviews
“There is naked, pitiless power in his work”
USA Today
USA Today
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BITTER LEMON PRESS
First published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by
Bitter Lemon Press, 37 Arundel Gardens, London W11 2LW
First published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by
Bitter Lemon Press, 37 Arundel Gardens, London W11 2LW
www.bitterlemonpress.com
First published in Dutch as
De PG
by
Prometheus, Amsterdam, 1998
First published in Dutch as
De PG
by
Prometheus, Amsterdam, 1998
The translation of this book was funded by the
Flemish Literature Fund
(Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren -
www.vfl.be
)
Flemish Literature Fund
(Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren -
www.vfl.be
)
Bitter Lemon Press gratefully acknowledges the financial
assistance of the Arts Council of England
assistance of the Arts Council of England
English translation © Brian Doyle 2009
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced in any form or by any means without
written permission of the publisher
reproduced in any form or by any means without
written permission of the publisher
The moral rights of Jef Geeraerts and Brian Doyle
have been asserted in accordance with the
Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988
have been asserted in accordance with the
Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988
A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library
eISBN : 978-1-904-73865-7
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