Under the Influence by Charles Spencer

Under the Influence by Charles Spencer

For Will Benson, life cannot get much worse. Cuckolded, overweight and in career meltdown he is at his lowest ebb. Attempting to concentrate on his column in the shambolic trade rag, Theatre World, through a fog of lunchtime drinking, he recalls wistfully his halcyon days as a cub reporter when life was all so different. Bacchanalian romps in the countryside, illicit trysts, shared secrets; the world was his for the taking. But when the past comes knocking at Will's door, the reality is suddenly far removed from his memories. His old friend Nicholas is dying, and Henry - Will's youthful hero - has stolen a valuable Vermeer painting and is on the run. Impelled to track Henry down, Will reluctantly takes up the trail. But Henry has always been a slippery customer and along the way Will must endure an Oxford Gaudy, a bizarre heavy metal gig and the worst dentist in the world before the full extent of Henry's Machiavellian plans are revealed...

'Hilariously funny' Evening Standard

Charles Spencer was born in 1955 and educated at Charterhouse and Balliol. After spells on The Surrey Daily Advertiser, London Evening Standard, The Stage and Television Today, he became theatre critic of the Daily Telegraph and was named Critic of the Year in the 1999 British Press Awards. His previous Will Benson novels are I Nearly Died and Full Personal Service.

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ISBN 13	9780749005177
ISBN 10	0749005173
Title	Under the Influence
Author	Charles Spencer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Allison & Busby
Year published	2002-01-07
Number of pages	224
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