David Schickler Libri

The book of 2001 is Kissing in Manhattan: a twisted series of intertwining New York fairytales by an outstandingly original, funny and talented new writer. It features the Pre-emption, a fantastically grand and old-fashioned apartment building in New York, and some extraordinary recurring characters: Patrick, the charismatic and satanic millionaire with a penchant for nude restraint; Rally, the travel writer lying tied up in Patrick's bedroom during an Breakfast at Tiffany's-style party; Jacob and Rachel, whose secret nightly bath is suddenly headline news; Hannah, the nymphomaniac perfume heiress; and Douglas, the teacher who is invited to dinner by his star pupil's parents, and propositioned. With its extraordinary combination of old-world glamour and new world deviance, Kissing in Manhattan is a breathtaking and unimaginably stylish debut.

Seit sieben Jahren arbeitet Henry Dante für einen Gangster in New York. Nuns soll er Edelsteine aus dem 18. Jahrhundert vor einem Pärchen aus der eihgen Gang in Sicherheit bringen. An einer Tankstelle begegnet er Grace, die meint, den Mann fürs Leben gefunden zu haben. Eine abenteuerliche Flucht beginnt.