Bøker av David Chadwick

A fast-paced and immersive crime novel set in America at the end of the era-defining Vietnam War. It is a crime noir and high-stakes thriller that is impeccably researched.

Kicking the Bucket has two definitions. It's a vulgar euphemism for dropping dead, or a literal description of your life support system being involuntarily dispensed with on the gallows, i.e., by kicking away the bucket you may be standing on with the rope around your neck, or by voluntarily removing yourself from the felicitations and care of your family, the NHS, 'and Social Services. Charles Fenemore, faced with his inevitable decline into senility like most of his friends, chose the latter with unforeseen outcomes. Leaving his ultimate fate to chance and circumstance, he buys an old boat and sails into 'the setting sun', informing no-one of his intentions except his son who reluctantly aids his plans, and arousing the interest of a washed-up journalist who senses an ulterior motive behind his escapade. Subsequent events cause him to query his own feelings and those of his family left behind.

A fast paced and immersive crime novel that powerfully evokes America during the tumultuous Vietnam War era.

Andrew Atkeison's series of thirty-five soft color illustrations for To Find the Girl from Perth with quotes from the novel. Andrew usually paints with canvas and brushes but these are done with his computer.

Uncreative writing using the word The with a hidden message. A novelty book filled with one word which is the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the.