Whatever Gets You Through the Night

Charlie Higson coming back to the world of adult thrillers is a major event. And what a comeback. Higson’s new thriller will certainly get you through the night, though you may not get a lot of sleep… – Mark BillinghamA hugely enjoyable sun-soaked thriller: hard-edged but warm, tense but funny, vividly ultra-modern and yet deliciously old-fashioned – Christopher BrookmyreWhatever Gets You Through the Night marks the return to adult fiction of Charlie Higson. Set on the sun-soaked island of Corfu, it dives into the darkness beneath the surface of the Mediterranean idyll. * Daily Mail *’…the links between these components tighten in a richly satisfying way, until the book reaches an exhilarating extended climax at a spectacular party thrown by Hepworth to show everyone how great he is…’ * Readers Digest *This hectic, helter-skelter thriller is what his adult fans have been waiting for all this time * Sunday Times *Rather more upbeat, and with far better weather, is Charlie Higson’s return to crime fiction for grownups… It’s loud, bright, fast and funny - a perfect read for a dreary month. – Laura Wilson * The Guardian, Books of the Month *Higson is a terrific thriller writer… Tense yet funny, too * The i *A triumphant return to adult fare from the Young Bond author. – Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *[Higson’s] exuberant novel pulls off the Hiaasen trick of absorbing dark themes yet remaining a hugely entertaining read * Sunday Times *Higson, author of the Young Bond kids’ books, makes a fresh, funny return to adult themes with this slick satirical thriller. * The Sun *The chaotic and exciting denouement is brilliantly executed and funny… Higson is so good at what he does * Literary Review *Delivers the atmosphere of a classic Sixties thriller in a contemporary setting, peering into the dark underbelly of a sunny Med holiday spot – Books of the Year * Daily Express *

Charlie Higson started writing when he was ten years old. After university he was a singer and painter and decorator before he started writing for television. He went on to create and star in the hugely successful comedy series The Fast Show. He is the author of the bestselling Young Bond books and the incredibly successful horror series, The Enemy.

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