Ordinary Thunderstorms
A Novel
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4.1 • 50 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
“William Boyd seems singularly blessed with both an innate love of storytelling and the talent to render those stories in swift, confident prose.” —The New York Times From William Boyd, award-winning author of Brazzaville Beach and Restless, comes a stunning literary mystery about crime and punishment: Ordinary Thunderstorms. One of the most accomplished writers of our time, Boyd has written a profound and gripping novel about the fragility of social identity, the corruption at the heart of big business, and the secrets that lie hidden in the filthy underbelly of every city.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Whitbread-winner Boyd (A Good Man in Africa) ventures into thriller territory with this fast-paced Hitchcockian wrong-man whodunit. While in London interviewing for an academic posting, climatologist Adam Kindred, by chance, meets immunologist Philip Wang at a restaurant. When Wang leaves a folder full of papers behind, Adam tries to return them to Wang's flat only to find the man's bloody corpse and to leave evidence of his visit all over. Fearful of pursuing police and a persistent hired assassin, Adam flees with Wang's papers and goes underground. Meanwhile, at Wang's pharmaceutical company, the CEO uncovers a coup brewing to oust him and rush to market the anti-allergy drug Wang hadn't yet finished testing and for which the missing papers are crucial data. The disparate story lines eventually weave a competently plotted tale of corporate and criminal skullduggery that bows under the weight of improbable coincidences and stock characters.
Customer Reviews
Ordinary Thunderstorms
Good read by a good author!....EAF
Page turner
Having lived in London for many years - this book was an amazingly accurate description of this crazy city.
A pretty good read
The description of this book sounded electric. I had a very hard time understanding how Adam could have been so STUPID in the encounter that started the book. This overcame a lot of what happened in the first half of the book. Suspense did pick up in the second half, once Adam decided on a plan. Well written, except for a dumber-than-dumb premise.