A must read for all those enjoying the recent revival of the big Victorian gothic novel such as Elizabeth Kostova's Dracula update - The Historian. The opening line, 'After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper', signals the arrival of a completely amoral, illogical hero. You'll hate yourself for hoping he doesn't get caught as his plotting against his 'enemies' becomes more and more sinister.
