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Sebastian Faulks’s new novel is a bolt from the blue: contemporary, demotic, angry, heart-wrenching, and funny, in the deepest shade of black. Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. A man devoid of scruple or self-pity, he rises without trace in Thatcher’s England and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Michael Engleby: The protagonist and delusional narrator of the story.
- Jennifer Ark: Coed at Cambridge; Jenny's disappearance after a party and the subsequent investigation are at teh center of Engleby's reminiscences.
- James Stellings: Engleby's only friend.
- Inspector Peck: Investigating the disappearance of Jenny Archer.
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- Chatfield
- Anne
- Baynes
- Wingate
- Stewart
- Margaret
- Hannah
- Nick
- Cannon
- Stevens
- Tony Ball
- Hood
- Alex
- Mr. Talbot
- Robin Wilson
- Woodrow
- Molly
- Francis
- Dr. Exley: A psychologist.
- Clarissa
- Dave
- Dr. Gerald Stanley
- Mark
- Jules
- Mccain
- Charlie
- Harvey
- Tom
- Townsend
First Sentence edit
My name is Mike Engleby, and I'm in my second year at an ancient university.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sebastian Faulks (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 2007
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