{"product_id":"9781939140364","title":"Body Charge","description":"'Sharpish in dialogue, slick in characterization . . . made with sympathy and imagination.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A very lively and entertaining novel.' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Flows along at an entertaining speed.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Honest and unusual.' - \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fast-moving romp.' - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-year-old Franko Baxter has an uncomplicated life. He shares a flat with his Gran and works for a shady unlicensed minicab company, a job he likes because it gives him plenty of free time for his true passion: playing football. But things start to get more complicated when Franko gets involved with three of his passengers: Shuggy, a conceited young football star, Zak, a dropout on the dole with a nymphomaniac wife and three kids, and Joff Howard, a bisexual BBC producer. His life begins to get progressively crazier, but the biggest surprise is yet to come. Suddenly Franko finds himself entangled in a police investigation into the murder of a gay man - a mystery that will lead to some shocking revelations about his new friends . . . and himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for his nonfiction, including his biography of the Beatles and his journalism and sports writing, Hunter Davies reveals his considerable talent as a novelist in \u003ci\u003eBody Charge\u003c\/i\u003e (1972). A clever mix of camp comedy and mystery thriller, \u003ci\u003eBody Charge\u003c\/i\u003e returns to print for the first time in forty years in this edition, which features a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051009458416,"sku":"9781939140364","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939140364_p0.jpg?v=1763664454","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939140364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}