Joseph O’Neill is an Irish barrister living in New York. He is the author of two other novels, ‘Netherland’, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and ‘The Breezes’, and a memoir, ‘Blood-Dark Track’.

'Immensely well-written, original, inventive and most readable' Guardian'An excellent debut, crisply written and full of dark observations of the fragility of worldly success' Daily Telegraph'Fresh and funny' Independent on Sunday'Something of a coup…O'Neill knows his subject and comments incisively on the legal fetishism of language and intellect with a light touch' TLS'An engaging first novel' GQ'An assured, inventive performance' Irish Times

Joseph O’Neill is an Irish barrister living in New York. He is the author of two other novels, ‘Netherland’, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and ‘The Breezes’, and a memoir, ‘Blood-Dark Track’.

'Immensely well-written, original, inventive and most readable' Guardian'An excellent debut, crisply written and full of dark observations of the fragility of worldly success' Daily Telegraph'Fresh and funny' Independent on Sunday'Something of a coup…O'Neill knows his subject and comments incisively on the legal fetishism of language and intellect with a light touch' TLS'An engaging first novel' GQ'An assured, inventive performance' Irish Times

Joseph O’Neill is an Irish barrister living in New York. He is the author of two other novels, ‘Netherland’, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and ‘The Breezes’, and a memoir, ‘Blood-Dark Track’.

'Immensely well-written, original, inventive and most readable' Guardian'An excellent debut, crisply written and full of dark observations of the fragility of worldly success' Daily Telegraph'Fresh and funny' Independent on Sunday'Something of a coup…O'Neill knows his subject and comments incisively on the legal fetishism of language and intellect with a light touch' TLS'An engaging first novel' GQ'An assured, inventive performance' Irish Times