Hiding out in the Caribbean until the heat dies down from his last job, X is thinking it's time to ditch the resort life and calls up his old friend Morty to plot his return to London.

But he's hardly stepped off the plane when his associates, Sonny King and Roy 'Twitchy' Burns, get on the wrong side of a feuding Venezuelan drug cartel on the hunt for a sensitive package. Suddenly he's thrown into a stand-off between rival mobs and with so many players in the game it's tough going making out who wants to cut him a deal and who's trying to kill him.

Darkly comic, fast-paced and full of twists Viva la Madness is packed with sex, scams, drugs and enough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts.

Darkly comic, fast-paced and full of twists Viva la Madness is packed with sex, scams, drugs and enough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts

About the Author

J.J. Connolly was born and brought up in north-east London. His first published story was in the Brit Pulp! anthology. He is the author of acclaimed bestseller Layer Cake, which he adapted into a film script for Sony Pictures and is directed by Matthew Vaughn. Viva la Madness is the heart-racing sequel to Layer Cake.

Reviews

'Masterful plotting - double-crosses abound - a cracking pace and some truly excellent set pieces including a chase through the London underground all lead up to a wham-bam ending. Fast, furious, funny and highly recommended for fans of Layer Cake and new readers alike' Guardian

'Connolly's style is fast and funny and just frightening enough to make you sit up all night' Independent on Sunday

'The novel has its predecessor's driving energy and the protagonist's disparate colleagues are terrific characters' The Sunday Times

Book Information
ISBN 9780715653654
Author J. J. Connolly
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Duckworth
Publisher Duckworth Books