Overview
Absolute Zero Cool is a post-modern take on the crime thriller genre. Adrift in the half-life limbo of an unpublished novel, hospital porter Billy needs to up the stakes. Euthanasia simply isn t shocking anymore; would blowing up his hospital be enough to see Billy published, or be damned? What follows is a gripping tale that subverts the crime genre s grand tradition of liberal sadism, a novel that both excites and disturbs in equal measure. Absolute Zero Cool is not only an example of Irish crime writing at its best; it is an innovative, self-reflexive piece that turns every convention of crime fiction on its head. Declan Burke s latest book is "an imaginative story that explores the human mind s ability to both create and destroy, with equally devastating effects."
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781907593314
- ISBN-10: 1907593314
- Publisher: Liberties Press
- Publish Date: January 2012
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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