Book description
Hood, a renegade American diplomat, envisions a new urban order
through the opium fog of his room. His sometimes bedmate, Mayo, has
stolen a Flemish painting and is negotiating for publicity with The
Times. Meanwhile, Murf the bomb-maker leaves his mark in
red whilst his girlfriend Brodie bombs Euston . . .
Set in the grimy decay of south-east London, The Family
Arsenal is a chilling novel of violence in the tradition of
Brighton Rock.
Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1941 and published
his first novel,
Waldo
, in 1967. His subsequent novels include
The Family Arsenal, Picture
Palace, The Mosquito Coast, O-Zone, Millroy the Magician, My Secret
History, My Other Life
, and
Kowloon Tong
. His highly acclaimed travel books include
Riding the Iron Rooster,
The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, Fresh Air Fiend,
and
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
. He divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian Islands, where
he is a professional beekeeper.
