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Urban Renewal
by Andrew VachssChicago--the reigning #1 city in homicides--has no shortage of deadly gangs. And all those gangs know well that the Cross crew occupies a cinderblock bunker called Red 71 . . . the last place you want to go, unless you're willing to risk it being the last place you go. The crew is notorious for its deadly efficiency and its disinterest in anything but money. So why has it turned from seller to buyer, grabbing up houses on a decaying block where only a few holdouts remain? Both the cops and the underworld are watching closely . . . but are they the only ones?
Urban Sensation (Eclipse Ser. #13)
by Debra WebbDetective Rowen O'Connor never expected she'd come face-to-face with Evan Hunter--the enigmatic man who'd broken her heart years ago--especially not while working a murder investigation that left the city of Boston overrun with panic.With no clues and a string of strange, sinister killings, suddenly Rowen became a madman's next target. And it was crystal clear she and Evan had become pawns in a very deadly game....Now with only each other to trust, Evan and Rowen had to overcome danger--and their long-buried desire--before their chances for a future were destroyed forever.
Urge To Kill: Darker Than Night; In For The Kill; Night Kills; Urge To Kill; Mister X (A Frank Quinn Novel #4)
by John LutzFor A Killer, Once Is Never EnoughHomicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him. . . "Lutz is in rare form."--The New York Times Book Review on Chill of Night"Gritty. . .Surprising. . .. Enthralling."--Publishers Weekly on In For the Kill"A dazzling tour de force."--St. Louis Post Dispatch on Chill of Night"Lutz knows how to make you shiver."--Harlan Coben
Urge to Kill (Frank Quinn #4)
by John LutzFor a killer, once is never enough… Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him. . .Praise for John Lutz:'Lutz offers up a heart pounding roller coaster of a ride.' Jeffrey Deaver.'Lutz knows how to make you shiver.' Harlan Coban
Urgent Care
by C. J. LyonsThe third Angels of Mercy novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Blind Faith. Angels of Mercy Hospital charge nurse Nora Halloran has been living with a painful secret for two long years. But when a coworker is brutally assaulted and killed, she knows she can no longer remain silent. Determined to unmask the murderer, Nora teams up with her friends--Lydia, an ER attending doctor with a secret of her own; Gina, the once-cocky resident struggling to strike a balance between her family and her job; and Amanda, the med student caught between her conscience and her career. As the victim count grows, Nora must face her deepest fears and reveal all her secrets to save the man she loves, and stop a killer from striking again. Urgent Care includes a teaser for the fourth Angels of Mercy novel, Critical Condition.
The Urgent Hangman (Slim Callaghan)
by Peter CheyneySlim Callaghan had been hired by beautiful Cynthis Meraulton to stop her cousins getting her step-father's money. But when the old man is murdered, the only suspect with no alibi and a giant motive is Cynthis.Slim always played his cases the way they came, but it turned out the Meraulton job had more twists than a hangman's rope.'Slim Callaghan's quick wit and knowledge of rough and tumble place him in the top ranks of private eyes. What a man!' New York Times Book Review
The Urgent Hangman
by Peter CheyneySlim Callaghan had been hired by beautiful Cynthis Meraulton to stop her cousins getting her step-father's money. But when the old man is murdered, the only suspect with no alibi and a giant motive is Cynthis.Slim always played his cases the way they came, but it turned out the Meraulton job had more twists than a hangman's rope.'Slim Callaghan's quick wit and knowledge of rough and tumble place him in the top ranks of private eyes. What a man!' New York Times Book Review
Urgent Matters (Pushkin Vertigo)
by PAULA RODRIGUEZ"With frenetic pace and a hypnotic plot, Urgent Matters is an essential read." --Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender is the FleshAn electric Argentinian thriller featuring a deadly train crash, two unidentified bodies, and a missing murder suspect--perfect for fans of Attica Locke and Steph ChaThe Americans are more astute when it comes to matters like these. They say &“not guilty&”. They don&’t say &“innocent&”. Because as far as innocence goes, no one can make that claim.A train crashes in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, leaving forty-three fatalities, two of which have not been identified. A prayer card of Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of urgent matters, flutters above the wreckage.Hugo, a criminal on the run for murder, is on the train. He seizes his chance to sneak out of the wreckage unsuspected, abandoning his possessions – and, he hopes, his identity – among bodies mangled beyond recognition.As the police descend on the scene, only grizzled Detective Domínguez sees a link between the crash and his murder case. Soon, he&’s on Hugo&’s tail. But he hasn&’t banked on everything from the media to his mother-in-law getting in the way.
Urgent Pursuit: Allegiances Urgent Pursuit Smoke And Ashes (Return to Ravesville #3)
by Beverly LongThey have twenty-four hours to find a missing child. And the clock is ticking... When DEA agent Bray Hollister receives a sobbing call from Summer Wright, it's like a punch to the gut. Fifteen years ago, the onetime love of his life had promised to wait for him-and then abruptly ended their relationship to marry another. Now her five-year-old has been kidnapped and Bray is her only hope. Racing against the clock, Bray and Summer unravel a deadly web of lies and deceit surrounding her ex-husband. With time running out and few clues leading to even fewer answers, Bray will risk everything to bring this little girl home. His job. His life. Even a second chance with the woman who was never far from his heart.
Urgent Vows
by Joyce SullivanHe asked her to be his wife, a mother to the children-and before the night was through...possibly his widow Quinn McClure had no right to show up on her doorstep after five years, looking sexy and desperate, with two tiny orphaned children in tow, asking her for an impossible favor. And yet, one look in Quinn's eyes, and her heart answered yes before she knew it. Quinn knew that if something happened to him before he could find his brother's killer, at least he could see that Hope and the children were safe. But being with Hope again reminded him of the wasted years they'd spent apart. Now with a killer on their heels, Quinn had to stay alive for the children-and for Hope, who loved him as only a true wife could...
Urn Burial: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Phryne Fisher #8)
by Kerry GreenwoodThe redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia's Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught. Her search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and into the limestone Buchan caves. But what will she find this time?
Urn Burial: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Phryne Fisher #8)
by Kerry GreenwoodThe redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia's Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught. Her search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and into the limestone Buchan caves. But what will she find this time?
La uruguaya
by Pedro MairalPublicada con gran éxito en Argentina en 2016, La uruguaya ha confirmado a Mairal como uno de los más destacados narradores de la literatura argentina contemporánea. Lucas Pereyra, un escritor recién entrado en la cuarentena, viaja de Buenos Aires a Montevideo para recoger un dinero que le han mandado desde el extranjero y que no puede recibir en su país debido a las restricciones cambiarias. Casado y con un hijo, no atraviesa su mejor momento, pero la perspectiva de pasar un día en otro país en compañía de una joven amiga es suficiente para animarle un poco. Una vez en Uruguay, las cosas no terminan de salir tal como las había planeado, así que a Lucas no le quedará más remedio que afrontar la realidad. Narrada con una brillante voz en primera persona, La uruguaya es una divertida novela sobre una crisis conyugal que nos habla también de cómo, en algún punto de nuestras vidas, debemos enfrentarnos a las promesas que nos hacemos y que no cumplimos, a las diferencias entre aquello que somos y aquello que nos gustaría ser.
Usami
by A. E. Arcoleo Kimberly KnightLa vita di Rhys Cole ha sempre ruotato attorno all’hockey. Era cresciuto sapendo che un giorno avrebbe giocato nella National Hockey League, ma quando il suo sogno non si realizza, sceglie la soluzione più ovvia: diventare un cronista di hockey per una rete sportiva locale. Quando scopre che la sua ragazza lo tradisce con uno sconosciuto nel suo letto, si dirige al bar in fondo alla strada per sfogarsi un po’. Dopo aver ottenuto un grande successo nel campo del giornalismo occupandosi di servizi in condizioni metereologiche estreme e aver lavorato duramente, Ashtyn Valor è diventata la conduttrice del notiziario notturno. Poiché ha raggiunto i suoi obiettivi professionali, Ashtyn è pronta a fare il passo successivo con il suo ragazzo, ma quando lui la lascia all’improvviso, Ashtyn decide di stordire il dolore andando a bere nel bar più vicino. Rhys e Ashtyn si aspettavano una serata a base di alcolici per dimenticare quella dolorosa notte di ottobre. Quello che non si aspettavano era di incontrare qualcuno che potesse proteggerli dall’oscurità dei loro cuori infranti. O che le loro storie potessero intrecciarsi pericolosamente… Quando l’ossessione diventa troppo rischiosa, Ashtyn si rifugia tra le braccia di Rhys. Ma sono davvero al sicuro? Il gioco dell’amore non smette mai di sconvolgere le vite delle persone. E il loro gioco è appena iniziato.
Use of Force: A Thriller (The Scot Harvath Series #16)
by Brad ThorFrom the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor comes &“his very best&” (The Washington Times) thriller, following covert operative Scot Harvath as he is called upon to stop an ISIS-led plot to destroy the Vatican.As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value but missing terrorism suspect, his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the &“spectacular attack&” they have been fearing all summer? In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. Hired on a black contract, Harvath provides the deniability the United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way. Teeming with fascinating characters and electrifying intrigue, Brad Thor does it again and proves why he is known around-the-world as a master of thrillers.
A Useful Woman
by Darcie WildeInspired by the novels of Jane Austen, this new mystery series set in 19th-century London introduces the charming and resourceful Rosalind Thorne, a woman privy to the secrets of high society--including who among the ton is capable of murder... The daughter of a baronet and minor heiress, Rosalind Thorne was nearly ruined after her father abandoned the family. To survive in the only world she knew, she began to manage the affairs of some of London society's most influential women, who have come to rely on her wit and discretion. So, when artistocratic wastrel Jasper Aimesworth is found dead in London's most exclusive ballroom, Almack's, Rosalind must use her skills and connections to uncover the killer from a list of suspects that includes Almack's powerful patronesses and her former suitor Devon Winterbourne, now Lord Casselmaine. Torn between her old love and a growing attraction to a compelling Bow Street runner, Rosalind must not only unravel the mysteries surrounding Jasper's death, but the mysteries of her own heart as well...
Usher's Passing: Boy's Life, Mystery Walk, Gone South, And Usher's Passing
by Robert R. MccammonA struggling author must confront the dreadful secrets of his famous family's past Two men argue in the low light of one of nineteenth-century New York's vilest bars. One is an aristocrat, clearly slumming, while the other, in appearance no better than the gutter-trash around him, is the finest author of his age. The wealthy man is Hudson Usher, come to berate Edgar Allen Poe for using Usher's family history as fodder for his most famous story. The house of Usher has not fallen, Hudson boasts. It will endure into the centuries. One hundred and fifty years later, the Usher line persists. The newest heir is Rix Usher, a hack horror writer whose ailing father has just called him back to the family's North Carolina estate. To become the new Usher patriarch, Rix must confront a Gothic mystery more twisted than anything even Poe could have imagined.
USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series (Akashic Noir #0)
by Megan Abbott Lawrence Block Tim Broderick Joseph Bruchac Jerome Charyn Lee Child Reed Farrel Coleman Michael Connelly Jeffery Deaver Barbara DeMarco-Barret Elyssa East Maggie Estep Jonathan Safran Foer J. Malcolm Garcia James W. Hall Pete Hamill Terrance Hayes Karen Karbo Bharti Kirchner William Kent Krueger Dennis Lehane Laura Lippman Tim McLoughlin Joyce Carol Oates John O’Brien Bayo Ojikutu T. Jefferson Parker George Pelecanos Pir Rothenberg S. J. Rozan Lisa Sandlin Julie Smith Asali Solomon Domenic Stansberry Susan Straight Luis Alberto Urrea Don Winslow"All the heavy hitters...came out for USA Noir...an important anthology of stories shrewdly culled by Johnny Temple."--New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)One of Zoom Street Magazine's Favorite Books of 2014Indie Books Roundup #1 Pick, Barnes & Noble Book BlogIncluded in Zoom Street Magazine's Summer Reading (Mysteries/Noir) RoundupOne of "100 Best Books for Readers Young and Old," HispanicBusiness.com"Readers will be hard put to find a better collection of short stories in any genre."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A must read for mystery fans, not just devotees of Akashic's 'Noir' series, this anthology serves as both an introduction for newcomers and a greatest-hits package for regular readers of the series... There isn’t a weak story in the collection...Strongly recommended for readers who enjoy mysteries published by Hard Case Crime, as well as for fans of police procedurals."--Library Journal (starred review)"The 37 stories in this collection represent the best of the U.S.-based anthologies, and the list of contributors include virtually anyone who’s made the best-seller list with a work of crime fiction in the last decade...a must-have anthology."--Booklist (starred review)"It's hard to imagine how the present anthology could be topped for sheer marquee appeal...Perhaps the single most impressive feature of the collection is its range of voices, from Joyce Carol Oates' faux innocent young family to Megan Abbott's impressionable high school kids to the chorus of peremptory voices S.J. Rozan plants in a haunted thief's head. Eat your heart out, Walt Whitman: These are the folks who hear America singing, and moaning and screaming."--Kirkus Reviews"A less enlightened Temple cover collection of crime and mystery stories could easily reduce itself to stereotypical cartoons about white detectives with a whiskey bottle and a gun in the drawer but Akashic's series takes itself very seriously in its mission to represent all aspects of a city’s dark side."--Kirkus Reviews, Feature Story/Interview with Johnny Temple"For those who prefer their crime closer to home, there is USA Noir, a veritable greatest hits of Akashic's long-running, acclaimed noir anthology series, rounding up solid gold blackness of the bleakest and darkest kind...Like Chuck Berry sang, 'Anything you want, we got right here in the USA.'"--Mystery Scene MagazineLaunched with the summer 2004 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, the groundbreaking Akashic Noir series now includes over sixty volumes and counting. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the city of the book.Featuring stories by: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight, Jonathan Safran Foer, Laura Lippman, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Terrance Hayes, Jerome Charyn, Jeffery Deaver, Maggie Estep, Bayo Ojikutu, Tim McLoughlin, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Reed Farrel Coleman, Megan Abbott, Elyssa East, James W. Hall, J. Malcolm Garcia, Julie Smith, Joseph Bruchac, Pir Rothenberg, Luis Alberto Urrea, Domenic Stansberry, John O'Brien, S.J. Rozan, Asali Solomon, William Kent Krueger, Tim Broderick, Bharti Kirchner, Karen Karbo, and Lisa Sandlin.From the introduction by Johnny Temple:"From the start, the heart and soul of Akashic Books has been dark, provocative, well-crafted tales from the disenfranchised. I learned early on that writings from outside the mainstream almost necessarily coincide with a mood and spirit of noir, and are composed by authors whose life circumstances often place them in environs exposed to crime...This volume serves up a top-shelf selection of stories from the series set in the United States. USA Noir only scratches the surface, however, and every single volume has gems on offer."
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
by Peter Lovesey Cara Black Mick Herron Stuart Neville Helene TurstenFinally: the perfect stocking stuffer for the crime fiction lover in your life! With a foreword by CWA Diamond Award-winner Peter Lovesey, these eighteen delightful holiday stories by your favorite Soho Crime authors contain laughs, murders, and plenty more. This captivating collection, which features bestselling and award-winning authors, contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.Nine mall Santas must find the imposter among them. An elderly lady seeks peace from her murderously loud neighbors at Christmastime. A young woman receives a mysterious invitation to Christmas dinner with a stranger. Niccolò Machiavelli sets out to save an Italian city. Sherlock Holmes’s one-time nemesis Irene Adler finds herself in an unexpected tangle in Paris while on a routine espionage assignment. Jane Austen searches for the Dowager Duchess of Wilborough’s stolen diamonds. These and other adventures in this delectable volume will whisk readers away to Christmases around the globe, from a Korean War POW camp to a Copenhagen refugee squat, from a palatial hotel in 1920s Bombay to a crumbling mansion in Havana.Includes Stories By (In Order of Appearance):Helene Tursten, Mick Herron, Martin Limón, Timothy Hallinan, Teresa Dovalpage, Mette Ivie Harrison, Colin Cotterill, Ed Lin, Stuart Neville, Tod Goldberg, Henry Chang, James R. Benn, Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnete Friis, Sujata Massey, Gary Corby, Cara Black, Stephanie Barron and a Foreword and story by Peter Lovesey.
El usurpador (Cuarteto Wisting #Volumen 3)
by Jorn Lier Horst8 MILLONES DE LECTORES EN TODO EL MUNDO.UNA EXITOSA SERIE TELEVISIVA BASADA EN SUS LIBROS.¿AÚN NO CONOCES AL DETECTIVE WILLIAM WISTING?Novela ganadora del Petrona Award «Años atrás, Horst fue investigador policial pero ahora lo comparan a menudo con Henning Mankell... gracias a sus extraordinarias novelas negras».The New York Times «Crimen de calidad, muy creíble y con buen ojo para el retrato social».Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, autores de la serie Bergman «Uno de los mejores autores escandinavos de novela negra».The Times Un hombre ha fallecido delante del televisor. No sería noticia si no fuera porque, tras cuatro meses en que nadie lo echó de menos, lo ha encontrado casi momificado un operario de la compañía eléctrica. Poco después tiene lugar otro macabro descubrimiento, esta vez en un bosque. Junto a un abeto hallan un cadáver semienterrado en la nieve. Debe de llevar ahí desde verano y, atrapado entre sus dedos, hay un mechón de cabellos rubios. Mientras William Wisting, detective del cuerpo de policía de Larvik, investiga el segundo caso, su hija, Lisa Wisting, vuelve unos días a su pueblo natal para preparar un reportaje sobre el primero: ¿cómo puede morir alguien así en Noruega, uno de los países más prósperos del mundo? Lo que nadie intuye es que pronto emergerá de las sombras la inquietante figura de un usurpador: un asesino en serie que, suplantando la identidad de algunas de sus víctimas, ha eludido a la justicia durante décadas. Por si fuera poco, el FBI va a pisar suelo noruego para darle caza y con ellos deberá colaborar, le guste o no, el taciturno William Wisting. «Jørn Lier Horst se ha vuelto a superar». Aftonbladet La crítica ha dicho:«El nuevo Nesbø [...]. Jørn Lier Horst demuestra que es uno de nuestros mejores autores de novela negra».Dagbladet «No esperas una novela así sobre asesinos en serie. Te sorprenderá».The Sunday Herald «Un gran thriller, magníficamente escrito y habitado por personajes creíbles y muy humanos. ¡Un puro placer!»Quatre Sans Quatre «Una mezcla imbatible de investigación periodística y trabajo policial».Verdens Gang «Aquí brilla un narrador que sabe que los thrillers son mejores cuanto más complejos son sus enigmas, cuando buscar al asesino es como jugar una tensa partida de ajedrez».Berner Zeitung «Una prosa rica en detalles, personajes moralmente complejos y un trasfondo profundamente contemplativo y filosófico».Publishers Weekly
Uszkodzona Ramka
by Claudio Ruggeri Jolanta U. Grębowiec – BaffoniA man is found dead inside his art gallery, Vincent Germano will be expected to wade through thousands of possible assumptions, the Commissioner will have to deal with an investigation shadowed by melancholy.
El útero de Satanás: Puedes escapar de todas partes y de todo pero no de la Humanidad...
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisEl útero de Satanás de Pier-Giorgio Tomatis Puedes escapar de todas partes y de todo pero no de la Humanidad... Nicholas Marshall sufre una serie de ataques de los que apenas salva la vida. Decide huir de Portland para ir al útero de Satanás y encontrar protección allí. La estructura, un enorme edificio construido dentro de Mount Withney, ofrece refugio y todo tipo de diversión. Tras un período inicial de euforia, el protagonista de la novela se dará cuenta de que ha aterrizado en un lugar donde su vida valdrá muy poco. El amor lo salvará... mientras dure.
Utopía
by Lincoln ChildUna carrera angustiante contra el tiempo, una tensa batalla para liberar a miles de inocentes, un thriller que es un auténtica trampa mortal... Sobre los desfiladeros rocosos de Nevada se levanta Utopía, un parque temático visitado por 65.000 personas al día cuyas atracciones han inaugurado una nueva generación de estos centros de entretenimiento. Pero una serie ininterrumpida de averías en algunos de sus avanzados robots amenaza no solo el buen funcionamiento del parque, sino la seguridad de sus visitantes. Es necesario que Andrew Warne, el genio informático que desarrolló la robótica que controla el parque, viaje hasta él para intentar averiguar qué es lo que pasa. Pero el día de su llegada Utopía parece inmerso en algo mucho más siniestro que simples, aunque peligrosas, averías. Un grupo de terroristas se ha infiltrado en el sistema informático y tiene el control. Y si no se les da lo que piden, cada hombre, mujer o niño que visita el parque podría convertirse en un blanco. Warne ha de representar un papel para el que no creyó estar preparado nunca: el de salvar miles de personas inocentes... incluida su hija. Con sorprendentes giros en la trama que cortan la respiración, Lincoln Child describe con tal precisión las maravillas tecnológicas de Utopía que es difícil creer que el parque exista solo en las páginas de este libro. Reseñas:«El parque que da nombre a esta novela es un reto para la imaginación, uno de los escenarios de thriller más extraordinarios que he leído nunca.» Douglas Preston «Una mezcla entre Un mundo feliz y Parque Jurásico.»Dan Brown, autor de El código Da Vinci
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist
by Asumiko NakamuraYoung author Aki Fujino appeared poised to making it big in the world of publishing. Her debut title UTSUBORA was being pitched about to a number of editors and at least one person felt it was set to propel her into stardom. However, before she could ever have her book published, the young woman was found dead. Some believe it was a suicide, but those close to her feel there is something more sinister involved in this young talent's death. Aki's death has become something straight out of a mystery. Much like the story behind UTSUBORA, there is something more to Aki, Sakura and their relationship with an author named Mizorogi than meets the eye. And it is possible that the only way to solve this mystery may be to uncover all their secrets.
Utterly Monkey: A Novel
by Nick LairdDanny Williams didn't mean to be a lawyer, but somehow he is -- and for up to eighteen hours a day. He's well paid, home owning, and twenty-seven but is also overworked, lonely, and frequently stoned. The plan was to leave the troubles of a small town in Northern Ireland for the big city in England, but one evening an old school friend, Geordie, bursts into Danny's shiny new life. On the run from a Loyalist militia, Geordie brings everything Danny thought he had left behind and dumps it on his doorstep.With infectious wit and energy to burn, Utterly Monkey is a searing, fiercely funny, and ultimately redemptive novel about surviving an office job, outwitting the bad guys, and, hopefully, getting the girl.