

Its a brilliant psychological thriller but, in its thoughtful. "In The Fall Guy, James Lasdun brings the signature gifts to contemporary noir that he's displayed in other literary venues - wit, style, an attractive gravitas. THE FALL GUY, James Lasduns 2016 novel, is the kind of book I wish everyone would read. What a sinister and searching novel this isand what a delight.

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Truly a 'page-turner' - propelled toward just the right ending." - Joyce Carol Oates, author of The Lost Landscape The Fall Guy has the quality of a dream that follows its own terrible logic, impossible to break free from, never to be forgotten after you wake up. "James Lasdun has written an elegantly suspenseful novel set in a brilliantly realized affluent upstate New York community not unlike Woodstock - his characters are achingly real, and the self-deceptions that drive them so insightfully depicted, we might almost mistake them for our own. Jean-Baptiste is the main character and narrator of The Fall.He tells you the story of how he went from being a super-successful lawyer to the sketchy guy helping you order gin in a seedy bar in Amsterdam’s red-light district. James Lasdun is one of our great writers." - Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland "What a sinister and searching novel this is - and what a delight. Colt Seavers was known as The Fall Guy of Hollywood, a stuntman who uses his skills and knowledge of stunt effects to moonlight as a bounty hunter so watch out, Duane Chapman This is the story of one of America’s great unsung heroes, the cast of The Fall Guy. Cook, Ian McEwan, and Joyce Carol Oates." - Booklist "A gripping, often unnerving page-turner perfect for fans of Thomas H. "A nasty piece of work, well done." - Kirkus

An undercurrent of menace and threat finally erupts, and Lasdun presents the inexorable turnings of fate in a subtle and disconcerting way.
