Waiting Period

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"I love the book because it transcends fashion and style. . . . Its fantastic."Paul Morley BBC 2 TV Newsnight Review 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. "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."San Francisco Chronicle