The Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone
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- 3,99 €
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- 3,99 €
Publisher Description
Roald Dahl meets American Psycho in a gripping tale about the filth behind fine dining
There are no ghosts, there are only stories too stubborn to die
There was a time when everyone in the country knew my name. I was the greatest chef in the world. But today no-one has heard of Killian Lone. This is my story. It must be told, now, for the final time. It begins in my boyhood. In this very kitchen...
"Hell's kitchen has a new head chef - Max Mann is one of the most compellingly repulsive villains in recent fiction and I rooted for his whipping-boy turned nemesis, Killian Lone, on every page. This is a pitch-dark, highly original fable about family, ambition and the redemptive power of cooking. By turns enchanting and grotesque, I couldn't tear myself away from it." Erin Kelly, author of The Poison Tree
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This riveting first novel melds urban fantasy with psychotic personalities and more than a dash of horror. The first inkling that Killian Lone's gift for cooking might be magical comes when his rage at his boss manifests as a fly that lands on the abusive man's lip. Killian's job as an apprentice chef at Max Mann's famous London restaurant is backbreaking and soul crushing. To Killian, the slights, sadistic tests, and belittling taunts are all part and parcel of the journey from apprentice to master chef. He will endure anything as long as the end result is fame and recognition. And he can be the best chef in London once his great-aunt's cottage and its secrets are his. Storr entices the senses with luscious descriptions of food while offering a grim, destructive vision of a brutal, personality-driven profession.
