Sinker - Couverture souple

Johnson, Jason

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909718300 ISBN 13 : 9781909718302

Editeur : Liberties Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Sinker thrusts us into the story of Baker Forley. He begins the novel as a sweet, unassuming Irish man who is revealed to be a promising newcomer to the world's most controversial sport - professional drinking. Ambition fuels his talent as he strives to make something of his life, but he is plagued by worries that he could die from his job, through alcohol poisoning. Frequent fatalities occur, as players often drop dead during games. When his popularity lands him a spot at the infamous Bullfight competition in sun-baked Mallorca, Baker believes that his luck has turned. But when his drunken eye is drawn to a Saudi beauty, her bodyguard steps over and floors him. The bodyguard's boss - a Saudi oil baron - invites Baker to his magnificent, surreal, Gaudi-designed palace to hear an apology. Baker - joined by his over-ebullient coach Ratface - gets an offer he can't refuse: "Teach the crazy billionaire Sheikh to drink like a pro and in turn he'll make you rich." Later, as illicit lust flares between Baker and the oil baron's sober wife; he learns the real reason why he has been asked along. It's a set up, and he's about to be framed for killing a Sheikh. After three days of industrial-level drinking and dealing with Ratface's random groping, can Baker break free?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This game is no indulgence it s endurance.' Baker Forley wants romance, respect, a career . . . but his only talent is sinking whiskey. Luckily the world's most reviled sport professional drinking badly needs new blood. When Baker s washed-up coach, Ratface, swings him an invite to the notorious Bullfight boozing competition in Mallorca, he can feel the big time coming. But, mid-play, his eye wanders to a mysterious Arabian beauty and he gets decked by a bodyguard. That is, until Baker and Ratface are lured to hear an apology and an offer they can t refuse: Teach a billionaire Sheikh to drink like a pro at his strange mansion and he'll make you rich. Later, as illicit passion flares at the Gaudí-designed labyrinth, Forley discovers the disturbing truth about why he's there but is he too far gone to escape? An absorbing, irreverent and blackly-comic tale from a unique talent, this story is unlike anything you've read in years.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jason Johnson is a Northern Ireland-based journalist and author. His debut novel, Woundlicker (2005), is a raw yet witty Belfast tale born out of frustration with the then stumbling peace process. His challenging second novel, Alina (2006), set in Romania, uses Irish characters to explore the very worst of what Europe's richer west is offering the emerging east. Jason is married with two children and lives in Belfast.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liberties Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909718300
• ISBN 13: 9781909718302
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible