
A Man Named Doll
by Jonathan Ames
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Pub Date 29 Apr 2021 | Archive Date 15 Apr 2021
Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo
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Description
Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff beneath the glass houses of Mulholland Drive with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George.
A veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll now works through the night at a local Thai spa that offers its clients a number of special services. Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescope baton, biting dry humour, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the mostly undocumented immigrant women who work there from clients who won't take 'no' for an answer. Doll gets by just fine following his two basic rules: bark loudly and act first. But when things get out-of-hand with one particularly violent patron, even he finds himself wildly out of his depth.
A Man Named Doll is a highly addictive and completely unpredictable joyride through the sensuous and violent streets of LA - and a scathing indictment of the corruption, vanity, and inequality that plagues it.
Advance Praise
'I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
'Witty and funny and philosophical too... I hope there's more to come from this character' - Richard Herring
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781782276999 |
PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |