false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173414064m/285810.jpg 285810 8 If you haven't discovered the black-magic world of British novelist Rupert Thomson, this quality paperback edition of his psychological thriller, <i>The Insult</i>, is a fine point of entry. There are elements of both Franz Kafka and Raymond Chandler in the story, as Martin Blom--blinded by a shot to the head in a supermarket parking lot--finds out one night that he can actually see. Is it a result of what his doctors insist is a delusion often suffered by the newly blinded? Or does it have something to do with a bizarre experiment hidden in a secret file in a part of the hospital he accidentally stumbles upon? Martin is soon living on his own in a seedy hotel, using his unique night vision to explore adventures--social, criminal, and sexual--totally new to him. If <i>The Insult</i> gets you hooked on Thomson, <i>Air & Fire</i> is also available. 1417450 1996 The Insult total:108|5:25|4:42|3:33|2:6|1:2| 108 406 159 11 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:00:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 13:20:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 08:29:38 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 16:41:49 -0800 2009
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