The Killing of Butterfly Joe
Synopsis
'A wonderful entertainment' The Times
'Larger-than-life fun' Daily Mail
'I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.'
Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, and they were soon hurtling across 1980s America together, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if he’s ever going to get free . . .
Part existential road trip, part neo-gothic thriller, part morality tale, The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook is a dazzling and propulsive novel full of characters you’ll never forget. An epic story of friendship, desire, and participating in the Great American Dream – ‘the one that leads from rags to riches via pitches’ – whatever the consequences.
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“The Killing of Butterfly Joe is such a compelling, unusual, character-rich novel; a great pleasure to read.”Gerard Woodward, author of I'll Go to Bed at Noon
“A mixture of thriller and great family saga, told in a rich literary style. Like having all the cakes and eating them. If I condensed my thoughts into one word in would be “epic”.”Joy Kluver, Literary Blogger
“The Killing of Butterfly Joe is one of the most original books you will read this year.”Jenny White, Western Mail
“Part neo-gothic thriller, part existential road trip, part mortality tale…this book is quirky, witty and impossible to put down”Jenny White, Western Mail
