The Devil's Staircase

✍ Scribed by Fitzgerald, Helen

• Book ID: 108998000
• Publisher: Polygon
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 91 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780857905796

✦ Synopsis

As elegant and witty as it is disturbing.' – The Daily Telegraph 'Accomplished and gloriously black comedy' – Allan Guthrie 'Lovely, sparse, elegant writing, highly original plot and ever- building tension make this book irresistible. There's sex and drugs and rock-and-roll, a whiff of true evil and a scream-out loud finale. Wow!' – Australian Women's Weekly 'Scary and stylish slice of urban noir' – Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'Colourful characters, dramatic plot twists and vibrant vernacular ... a great read' The Bookseller 'Brilliant, shocking and unputdownable' – Sydney Morning Herald Bronny, a young Australian, finds herself down and out in London. She's a sweet girl who has spent her teenage years in a fearful, cautious bubble. She's never taken drugs, had sex or killed anyone. Within six weeks she's done all three. A group of backpackers break into an abandoned London townhouse seeking a rent-free life of debauchery. They don't realise someone's...