by William Boyd · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140279443
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«Armadillo» is the mystery novel by William Boyd, published by Penguin in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Lorimer Black, an insurance assessor, prevents insurers from paying out claims, a legalized scam. One winter morning he goes to a routine appointment and finds a man hanged; the discovery triggers a plot that jeopardizes his professional and personal life.
This paperback edition was published on February 25, 1999. The action takes place in contemporary London.
With its satirical tone and suspenseful plot, it will appeal to readers of crime fiction and contemporary fiction.
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999). His work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award. A number of his works are what he describes as "whole-life" novels which follow a protagonist through the highs and lows of a varied and often remarkable life. He regularly fuses fact with fiction and his lead characters encounter well-known historical figures. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to literature. John Self, writing for The Booker Prizes, described Boyd’s work as “vigorous, entertaining novels” produced by an “exceptionally fertile imagination,” and praised his fiction as “fully committed to his stories and characters.”
