A tale of hunter and hunted, lost and found, guns and roses, designer drugs and banana smoothies
this title is listed as out of print
Wolf, a vagrant pavement artist on the streets of Amsterdam. He remembers nothing before the hospital where he was treated for gunshot wounds. The police want to talk to him; sinister men in black are on his trail. He has to find a way into his mysterious past before his ignorance kills him. But can he trust the cynical stranger he sees in his mirror?
Robin Carlson, 30-something rebellious daughter of a US general, she has a do-it-my-way attitude... and a Glock-17 for a security blanket. She dreams of becoming an artist, and obsesses guiltily about feeding pizza to her goldfish. Stranded in Amsterdam, she puts her military training to use as a part-time bouncer in the city's nightclubs. People are going missing. Robin's desperate bid to help her on-again off-again boyfriend catapults her into the murky world of illegal designer drugs. Wolf follows his heart and blunders into deep trouble. Robin and Wolf: their paths are going to cross. But can they survive the Nemesis Project?
'A taut thriller that will leave you in fear of the future'
- Daily Mirror
'Edgy, gritty and dark. Rann's debut novel is absolutely mesmerising. The violence and suspense are palpable and the characters are completely riveting. A must-read'
- Booklist
'A brilliant thriller that's exciting, hip and alarmingly topical, conjuring up a world where blue liquids and Black Ops converge. Read it now, because before long you'll be reading about it for real in the newspapers'
- Richard Shephard, Waterstones Online
'Sue Rann...I thoroughly enjoyed 'Looking For Mr Nobody', and I hope she sells millions.'
- Chris Tarrant
'A well-written debut crime novel helped by a dark and sinister atmosphere'
- Julie Chamberlain, Coventry Evening Telegraph
'Frenetic from beginning to end, the action launches on the first page and does not let up until the last'
- Iain Rowan, Infinity Plus [read the full review]
Frenetic from beginning to end, the action launches on the first page and does not let up until the last. Rann manages to keep the tension going throughout ... Amsterdam's an atmospheric place deserving to be a setting for fiction, and Sue Rann does it justice. The atmosphere is convincing...and it doesn't suffer from the look-I'm-set-in-an-exotic-place syndrome of some other novels, where description is not part of the narrative, just a big stick beating the reader as a reminder that the setting is Really Cool. The cosmopolitan nature of the cast of characters is well at home in such a cosmopolitan city ... The stuff of high thrillerdom, where excitement, techno-glamour and constant action rule ... I could see "Looking for Mr. Nobody" being filmed; there is a distinct visual quality to the book and the non-stop pacing just adds to its suitability for adaptation.
Iain Rowan, Infinity Plus
'Looking for Mr Nobody combines the gritty atmosphere of Ian Rankin with the wry humour of Janet Evanovich. Written with an unnerving eye for detail, this fast-paced novel brings to life the sights, smells and sounds of the Amsterdam underworld. A stunning debut.'
- Crime Time
'This is an absorbing story, the characters and locations beautifully drawn...First crime novel by Sue Rann, but not the last, I hope.'
- Gill Torri, BBC North Yorkshire Book Club
'A dark gritty novel'
- Ayo Onotade, shotsmag.co.uk [read the full review]
'A fast-moving tale of crime and violence set in the Amsterdam underworld and its darker fringes; territory unexplored since the Van der Valk thrillers'
- Maxim Jakubowski, The Bookseller
'Looking For Mr Nobody is tough and beautifully imagined...a thrilling read'
- Sparkle Hayter
'Rann writes with ebullient enthusiasm and you'll want to find out what happens next as the conspiracy theories unfold in a promising debut.'
- Richard Williamson, Birmingham Post & Mail
'Rann's off-beat voice takes her readers to unexpected places'
- thecelebritycafe.com [read the full review]
'Classic x-files territory'
- Joe Gordon, The Alien Online [read the full review]