Stephanie Cross, ObserverĪ deftly constructed narratives of guilt and buried resentment M. Wrong – and yet the novel’s denouement feels fated even as it smoothly steals the breath. Nothing is straightforward in this slick, Highsmithian thriller, and while the damaged Matthew’s capacity for self-deception is flagged early, Lasdun’s skill lies not least in letting us think that we might therefore have his number. Charles Finch, New York Times Book Review Joseph O’NeillĮxceptionally entertaining… The Fall Guy reads like early Ian McEwan or late Patricia Highsmith… Lasdun is masterly in his story’s construction… This is exactly what a literary thriller should be: intelligent, careful, swift, unsettling. James Lasdun is one of our great writers. What a sinister and searching novel this is – and what a delight. All the complexity resides in character and detail. Engaging, effortlessly readable… Lasdun’s writing style is clean and straightforward.
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