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Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain
Gone BambooGone Bamboo
Bone in the ThroatBone in the Throat
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British Pbk Original - Canongate Crime (2002)
Buy at Amazon.co.uk Gone Bamboo
Anthony Bourdain’s hysterical thriller pits a CIA-trained assassin and his hard-nosed, hard-bodied wife against two governments and a cross-dressing Mafioso. And in the middle is Tommy, the hapless sous-chef, who had to flee New York at the end of Bourdain’s critically acclaimed debut, Bone in the Throat.
Henry and his wife, Frances, have gone bamboo - living an idyllic, tequila-drenched life as two of the Caribbean’s most charming ex-pats (and professional assassins). But when Donnie, a powerful capo with a heart of gold (and a colostomy bag), is relocated to the island under the Federal Witness Protection Program, the scene is set for an Elmore Leonard-style mix of low life and high comedy.
‘Bourdain should be treated as a big name in crime straight away.’ The Bookseller
‘Following his hilarious first novel, Bone in the Throat, with another antic tale, Bourdain establishes himself as a new master of the wise-ass crime comedy.’ Publishers Weekly
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British Pbk Original - Canongate Crime (2000)
Buy at Amazon.co.uk Bone in the Throat
All is not well at the Dreadnaught Grill - the chef has a smack habit, the owner has been set up by the FBI and the mob is moving in. And in the midst of this, Tommy – innocent sous chef with mafioso relations - is just trying to make the Perfect Portuguese Seafood Chowder.
But when a hit-man clad only in cling film kills and dismembers a police informer in the wash-up area, Tommy realises it is time to take a stand.
With a cast of unforgettables and a plot with more twists than a plate of Linguini, Bone in the Throat is depraved, delicious and hilarious.
‘Sharper than the doper chef's $450 customized Japanese carving knife… Satirical and prodigiously self-assured.’ New York Times Book Review
‘One of my favourite writers… Tony Bourdain whips up everything you could want in succulent gangster fiction. Bon appetit.' Joel Rose, Author Of Kill Kill Faster Faster
‘In Bone in the Throat, the culture of the mobster and the chef are intertwined with vigorous, graphic aplomb.’ The Scotsman
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About The Author
Anthony Bourdain has been a professional chef ever since two misspent years at Vassar college in the mid seventies. He has run kitchens at New York City's Supper Club, One Fifth Avenue, Sullivan's and Les Halles. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Times, The Observer, Scotland on Sunday, The Face, Limb by Limb, Black Book and The Independent.

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

  • Gone Bamboo (Canongate Crime Pbk, 2000)
  • Bone in the Throat (Canongate Crime Pbk, 2000)

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