Ordinary Thunderstorms

Paperback Published on: 07/06/2010
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Ordinary Thunderstorms
Now I HAVE to read all the rest of Boyd
This was the first William Boyd i'd picked up and was thrilled by the quality of the writing. It starts with a violent murder. A shocking event that throw... READ MORE
EmmaD
Ordinary Thunderstorms
A brilliant page turner
Adam Kindred, climatologist, jobhunting in London gets accidentally implicated in a murder. Knowing if he gave himself up it would lead to certain imprison... READ MORE
Claudia  Sunderhauf

Synopsis

One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money - never to get them back. With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground, joining the ranks of the disappeared, struggling to understand how his life has unravelled so spectacularly. His journey of discovery will take him along the Thames from Chelsea to the sink estates of the East End. On the way he encounters aristocrats, priests, prostitutes and a policewoman - but will he ever find himself again?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781408802854
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
  • Languages: English

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Ordinary Thunderstorms
Ordinary Thunderstorms
I have to admit to being a big fan of William Boyd's writing and this fast paced novel adds to his outstanding reputation. This is a thrilling roller coas... READ MORE
Freddie
Ordinary Thunderstorms
Needed more development
Not terrible, but I couldn't say I liked it. Why, especially as I'm a fan of his other novels? First off, I found the premise hard to believe. A man witn... READ MORE
Roz Morris
Ordinary Thunderstorms
Not great but fairly entertaining
This is an entertaining 'thriller' centred on a man who unwittingly finds himself prime suspect in a brutal murder. Much of the interest lies in his descen... READ MORE
David Kohn
Ordinary Thunderstorms
fast paced thriller
A typical fast paced - "I must keep reading this 'til two in the morning" type novel that keeps you in suspense about the main charactors. Some of it I fel... READ MORE
Barbie Dunford
Ordinary Thunderstorms
Truly awful
I wonder if William Boyd ever looks in the mirror and asks: how did I permit myself to write that tosh? I say this because some of his other novels have a ... READ MORE
David Moffatt