And having triggered it, Joe now faces the wrath of both the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator, Edie's old arch-nemesis. And the device? It's a 1950s doomsday machine. When Joe fixes one particularly unusual device, his life is suddenly upended. Worse yet, the things she fought to save don't seem to exist anymore, and she's beginning to wonder if they ever did. She's nearly ninety and remembers when she wasn't. The bills don't always get paid and he's single and has no prospects of improving his lot, but at least he's not trying to compete with the reputation of Mathew "Tommy Gun" Spork, his infamous criminal dad.Įdie Banister lives quietly and wishes she didn't. He repairs clockwork and lives above his shop in a wet, unknown bit of London. From the acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World - a new riveting action spy thriller, blistering gangster noir, and howling absurdist comedy: a propulsively entertaining tale about a mobster's son and a retired secret agent who are forced to team up to save the world.Īll Joe Spork wants is a quiet life.
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