Acts of the Assassins

Gallio does counter-insurgency. But the theft of a body he's supposed to be guarding ruins his career. Bizarre rumours of the walking dead are swirling, there is panic in the air, and it's his job to straighten out the conspiracy. He blows the case. Years later, the file is reopened when a second body appears.

About the author

Richard Beard's most recent book is Acts of the Assassins, which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.

In the twenty years since his first book he has published critically acclaimed novels and narrative non-fiction, including Becoming Drusilla, the story of how a friendship between two men was changed by a gender transition.

He was formerly Director of the National Academy of Writing in London, and is now a Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo and has a Creative Writing Fellowship at the University of East Anglia. He is an optimistic opening batsman for the Authors Cricket Club.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Beard
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.03.2015
• EAN: 9781846558399
• ISBN: 978-1-84655-839-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature