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HOLLOWAY FALLS
by Neil Cross
Scribner, March 2003
416 pages
10.00 GBP
ISBN: 0743231376


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Andrew Taylor is a man who has been meticulously planning his own fake suicide. He leaves his wife and children in their affluent Bristol home and just disappears off the face of the earth, along with £47,000 of not quite his own money. But while he can escape from his life, he can't escape the violent, prophetic dreams he's been having. His disappearance is investigated by policeman William Holloway - a man with his own problems and secrets, and a history of depression, psychological illness and betrayal. And then there's Rex Dryden - a charismatic cult leader who's out to prove something. These three very different men are somehow tied in with the kidnap of a prostitute - a woman Holloway has hired because of his obsession with his ex-wife. Holloway's life descends into a nightmarish, self-destructive hell - but it's not all of his own making. Someone else is pulling the strings.

This is a heck of a book. It's bizarre, involved, unsettling and intriguing. It's very bleak and uncompromising but there are some tremendous black comedy moments that seem even funnier because the rest of the book is tense and chilling. The characters are flawed and unlikeable, but the writing is utterly compelling and believable. Holloway Falls wasn't always pleasant or easy to read but it was a powerful and original book that stayed in my mind for a long while.

Reviewed by Donna Moore, April 2003

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