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ISBN: 1874061092
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Price: £6.99
Casing: Paperback
Format: B (198 x 129mm)
Extent: 320pp
Rights: UK & Commonwealth excl. Canada
Pub. Date: January 1993

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Bunker, Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs, is the author of three other books, No Beast So Fierce, The Animal Factory and Mr Blue, all published by No Exit. He is co-screenwriter of the Oscar nominated movie, The Runaway Train, and has appeared in over 30 feature films including Straight Time with Dustin Hoffman, the film of his book No Beast So Fierce. He has a wife and young son and lives in L.A.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity" - Richard III, Act 1 Scene 2

An angry and mercilessly suspenseful novel about an ex-con's attempt to negotiate the "straight world" and his swan dive back into the paradoxical security of crime. It is airtight in its construction, almost photorealistic in its portrayal of L.A. lowlife and utterly knowledgeable about the terrors of liberty, the high of the quick score and the rage that makes the finger tighten on the trigger of the gun.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"...A gripping and harrowing read..." - Daily Mail

"...Integrity, craftsmanship and moral passion...an artist with a unique and compelling voice..." - William Styron,

"...The best first person crime novel I have ever read..." - Quentin Tarantino,

"...Quite simply, one of the great crime novels of the past 30 years..." - James Ellroy,

"...The most compelling quality of No Beast So Fierce is that, solidly rooted in his own experiences, it explores the nature of the criminal mind with almost blinding authenticity. Bunker is obviously a man of unusual gifts honed under circumstances that would destroy most men...." - Los Angeles Times