Bleeding London: A Novel (2)

By: Geoff Nicholson

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Synopsis: The author of The City Under the Skin maps out &“a delightful fiction, and a wonderfully exasperated love letter to a great city&” (Kirkus Reviews). Like any international metropolis, London draws the most diverse characters to its bustling streets. Meet Mick. He&’s on his way to the smoke from the provinces. He&’s got six guys to find with only their names to go on, a lust for vengeance, and a city guide. Meet Stuart. Determined to walk each of the capital&’s roads, streets, and alleyways, he&’s a man on a mission . . . but has no plan for when there&’s nowhere left to go. Meet Judy. She&’s determined to leave her mark on London—one lover at a time—creating a virtual A–Z of sex in the city. &“A book whose setting becomes as much a character as the people who pepper its pages, Bleeding London is dark, droll, and suspenseful.&” —Library Journal &“As packed with strange characters and comic and menacing incidents and characters as any night-bus . . . Nicholson obviously boasts a rich and arcane knowledge of the city and exploits it to the full.&” —The Times (London) &“Nicholson&’s Bleeding London is a dark, frayed and filthy place . . . filled with weird sex, arbitrary violence and obscure threat . . . He produces comic lines when you least expect them, making you laugh out loud.&” —New Statesman &“An ambitious, clever and witty novel which attacks its subject with verve and humor.&” —Literary Review