The Dwarves of Death

William’s life is beset with frustration: his band turns his melodic songs into grotesque parodies of Status Quo, and cool Madelaine dangles out of reach. Things could hardly get worse, it seems – until he becomes the only witness to a bizarre murder. “A very clever, very funny book … Brilliant” – Sunday Times “Like a Hitchcock movie on drugs … a novel of considerable gusto and panache” – Observer “It’s about being young, poor, confused and in love … Sharp, lucid and witty” – Guardian