The Small Boat of Great Sorrows Hanif Kureishi Ramses is about to be

Ramses is about to be crowned and faces a fight to hold onto his throne

private investigator

'If there is anywhere on earth where the old Coward world still credibly lingers on

captivating novel that skillfully weaves fairy tale themes into a modern web of intrigue

An unnamed reporter for a local newspaper tries to understand a very modern mnage a trois of flyers on the brainstorming circuit

The Small Boat of Great Sorrows Hanif Kureishi Ramses is about to beThe eagerly awaited second novel by the author of the John Creasey award winning LIE IN THE DARK, described by Ian Rankin as 'a humane and moving book, a great war novel, a great crime novel. A great novel, period.' Vlado Petric, former detective in war torn Sarajevo, has left his beloved homeland to join his wife and daughter in Germany, where he scratches a meagre living in the building sites of the new Berlin. When Petric returns to work one