Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone

Roald Dahl meets American Psycho in a gripping tale about the filth behind fine dining

There are no ghosts, there are only stories too stubborn to die
There was a time when everyone in the country knew my name. I was the greatest chef in the world. But today no-one has heard of Killian Lone. This is my story. It must be told, now, for the final time. It begins in my boyhood. In this very kitchen...

"Hell''s kitchen has a new head chef - Max Mann is one of the most compellingly repulsive villains in recent fiction and I rooted for his whipping-boy turned nemesis, Killian Lone, on every page. This is a pitch-dark, highly original fable about family, ambition and the redemptive power of cooking. By turns enchanting and grotesque, I couldn''t tear myself away from it." Erin Kelly, author of The Poison Tree