Michael Marshall Smith's surreal, groundbreaking, and award-winning
debut which resonates with wild humour interlaced with dark
recollections of an emotional minefield.
May we introduce you to Stark.
Oh, and by the way -- good luck.
Stark is the private investigator who goes to work when Something
Happens to you. And when a Something happens it's no good chanting 'go
away go away go away' and cowering in a corner, because a Something
always comes from your darkest past and won't be beaten until you face
it. And that's not easy in a city where reality is twisting and broken,
a world in which friends can become enemies in a heartbeat -- and where
your most secret fear can become a soul-shredding reality.
And the worst of it is, for this nightmare you don't even have to be
asleep...
Considered a modern classic, and consistently featured in lists of Books
To Read Before Your Head Explodes, ONLY FORWARD is a novel you'll never
forget.