From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, a thrilling novel about a father who takes the law into his own hands.
'Gripping and moving...a taut, expertly crafted plot' Guardian
Dublin, June 1995: the hottest summer since records began. But Billy Sweeney, a middle-aged salesman with a failed marriage, a faltering career and a tumbledown house, has more than weather on his mind.
His youngest daughter lies in a coma in hospital following a mysterious attack on the petrol station where she worked. Devastated by the unfolding consequences of that violent night and frustrated by the system, Billy finally decides to take the law into his own hands.
'A game of psychological cat and mouse is at the core of The Salesman... Gripping' Harper's Bazaar
- ISBN10 0099268388
- ISBN13 9780099268383
- Publish Date 17 December 1998 (first published 1 January 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 400
- Language English