Beschreibung:
Paul Torday burst on to the literary scene in 2006 with his first novel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, an immediate international bestseller that has been sold in 25 countries. His subsequent novels, The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce, The Girl on the Landing and The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers were also published to great critical acclaim. He is married with two sons by a previous marriage, has two stepsons and lives close to the River North Tyne.
A new book from the author of "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen" and "Girl On The Lading", both of which are being adapted into films. A comic thriller in the vein of John Buchan, it follows Richard Gaunt, who makes a bet to walk to Oxford by lunchtime the next day, but finds himself taken hostage by a mannered kidnapper. Torday is a favourite of readers and critics, and his books always get comprehensive coverage in the media.