Welcome to the retirement home of Henry and Frances, ex-New Yorkers and professional assassins. A luxury hotel suite in an idyllic, tequila-drenched Caribbean hideaway.
It's supposed to be all cocktails and sex on the beach. But when a job icing a Mafioso godfather goes awry, trouble hits paradise . . . in the form of a cross-dressing capo, a debauched Irish hard man and a slew of incompetent but vicious US marshals.
This sassy story of murder mayhem and Caribbean cocktails . . . is a superior read for the beach this summer.
A sparkling read.
This wise-cracking, snappy tale refreshes like a Caribbean breeze.
HeraldSharp and funny - it's its gangster rap you want to read then Bourdain is your man.
Daily Express'A cross between The Sopranos and Baywatch; if you enjoyed Bourdain's debut novel Bone in the Throat, you'll love this one. Henry and Frances are the new Bonnie and Clyde - you'll be rooting for them all the way.'
Crime Time'Riveting . . . Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo are two of the decade's most accomplished crime novels.'
City Life'New York chef / crime writer Anthony Bourdain's characters are tough-talking, streetwise no-gooders who know there's more than one use for a meat cleaver . . . this makes for another deliciously dark comic creation.'
GQ'A slick, very funny, brilliantly written crime thriller, very much in the style of the superb Carl Hiassen, Gone Bamboo is one of the essential reads of the year.'
GO'Goodfellas with palm trees and ganja.'
Level Magazine'Goes down a treat.'
Scotsman'Bourdain manages to both intrigue and amuse . . . it should make perfect light reading as the long autumn nights draw in.'
Latest'Bourdain's dialogue-driven action proves completely absorbing . . . Like a good meal, the memory of Gone Bamboo will linger on.'
List'A recipe for a plot that is delicious and hilarious.'
The Times'A caper of murder and mayhem that reads like Carl Hiaasen on holiday with Elmore Leonard and goes out with a bang like a tequila slammer. Leaves you waiting for another round.'
The Times'A thoroughly enjoyable thriller with comic touches.'
Time Out'Following his hilarious first novel, Bone in the Throat, with another antic tale, Bourdain establishes himself as a new master of the wiseass crime comedy.'
Publishers Weekly'One of my favourite writers . . . Tony Bourdain whips up everything you could want in succulent gangster fiction. Bon appetit.'
Joel Rose
