Book description
Colin Hitchin's got problems. He's too short, he's got the highest IQ
in his year and he's psychic. He sees things before they happen. He sees
dead people too. No one believes him, his mum's too busy with her
boyfriends, and his best friend Polly just humours him. It all started a
couple of years back, before his dad died. That's when Colin got sent to
Dr Juvanji who gave him drugs to calm him down ...Then his Uncle Jimmy
turns up on the doorstep. Uncle Jimmy believes Colin, in fact he
positively encourages him to pursue his special powers. Turns out Jimmy
sees things, too. He sees into people's souls, he knows who they really
are. Then Polly goes into a coma, and only Jimmy and Colin know why.
Polly's soul - her 'lamia' as Jimmy calls it, has been attacked. And
weird things are happening to kids at school, too. Something or someone
is trying to suck the life out of them ... and with Jimmy's help, Colin
is the one to stop it happening. On top of everything else, he's got to
be a superhero, too. Andrew Clover is a stand up comedian, a Radio
Four journalist (he hosts The Storyman on that station) and an actor. He
recenty starred as the sinister clown in series 1 in BBC1's Ashes to
Ashes. He has been nominated for the Perrier Award and as well as
writing novels, works still as a comic, a broadcaster and a journalist.
He pens the very popular Dad Rules column in The Sunday Times, which is
now available as a book, published by Penguin. His imagination and drive
and ability to self-promote know no bounds. Dirty Angels is his first,
fabulous novel. Andrew Clover is a stand up comedian, a Radio Four
journalist (he hosts The Storyman on that station) and an actor. He
recenty starred as the sinister clown in series 1 in BBC1's Ashes to
Ashes. He has been nominated for the Perrier Award and as well as
writing novels, works still as a comic, a broadcaster and a journalist.
He pens the very popular Dad Rules column in The Sunday Times, which is
now available as a book, published by Penguin. His imagination and drive
and ability to self-promote know no bounds. Dirty Angels is his first,
fabulous novel.
