Wednesday 4 March 2009

Apples and Carstairs

Everyone should read this book:



Simply the best book ever written, this is the back cover blurb (I have written this out exactly as it appears on the back cover):

The Big Needle

"Apples loves money and beautiful women. And he has plenty of both.

He is tough, too.

When his young daughter is dying from a heroin overdose Apples does not hunt the local pusher. . . that's not his style.

He goes for the top man. Mr Big H.

In a frightening thirst for vengeance, Apples pits himself and his two lovers, Lady Annabel and Babs, against the brutal thugs operating a multi-million pound drug racket in London and Marseilles.

Violence, sex and knife-edge wheeling and dealing all come their way in this tense, non-stop thriller of relentless revenge.

But that's Apples' way of life.

THAT'S HIS STYLE...."

Yes the main character is called Apples Carstairs, yes he has two lovers who both share his bed at the same time and yes one of them is called Babs. Best book ever? Discuss. . . . It's certainly good value, I've had it in my possession for over a year and I still haven't finished it.

3 comments:

MerseyMal said...

How this hasn't made into a film yet I don't know. It would be ace.

Good old Ken Follet.

get in here said...

Im on my way to Amazon!

Tone said...

Anyway I can help promote this forgotten gem of literature, I will