Review: Finding oblivion in the sunshine
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
I am so delighted to have stumbled across Jack Rylance because now, I know, I'm going to devour as many of his books as I can get my hands on. It was fascinating to be taken to a new location in a crime novel and to discover a different side of Copacabana away from the beach and the sunshine. Yes, all that's still there, but the characters are pure Liverpool, John, a young guy on the run and Pete, his older mentor who has been pitched up in the sunshine for some time, looking for a way to find oblivion. Rylance weaves both characters' back story into the plot as the two men trail around the bars and night spots, each trying to evade their own fears and demons. Fabulous writing and a superb ending - highly recommend.