And the tale itself is sharp, acute in its observations, and absorbing. THE FALL GUY, James Lasduns 2016 novel, is the kind of book I wish everyone would read. "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. Truly a 'page-turner' - propelled toward just the right ending." - Joyce Carol Oates, author of The Lost Landscape "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. Falling Man is a mean, cramped, irresolute novel.' - Tim Martin, Independent on Sunday 'Falling Mans core plot is very simple: Lianne hopes she and Keith can be a family again, and initially that seems possible but gradually he drifts away from her, first magnetised by Florence and then - deserting her too - by gambling. 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. 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
What a sinister and searching novel this isand what a delight.
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An undercurrent of menace and threat finally erupts, and Lasdun presents the inexorable turnings of fate in a subtle and disconcerting way. 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.