<DIV><P>"I love the book because it transcends fashion and style. . . . It&rsquo;s fantastic."&mdash;Paul Morley, BBC 2 TV <I>Newsnight Review</I></P><P>A man pulls back from the brink of suicide when his application to buy a gun with which to shoot himself is -delayed. Instead of throwing his life away, he decides to spend all his time and effort disposing of those who he feels deserve to die. With a renewed zest for living, he embarks on a joyful killing spree, having found the true purpose of his existence.</P><P>"Like all great writers, Selby does not answer questions. He only raises them to a pitch so intense that only a scream or a prayer can stop the pain."&mdash;<I>San Francisco Chronicle</I></P></DIV>