The Paper Men Ben Aaronovitch Stuck at sea and surrounded

Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people

slave and master will be fighting on opposing sides in the American Revolution: Washington as commander of the Continental army

if anything

a shoot-from-the-hip American road novel about Sam and Hailey - two wayward and wild kids who magically career across the American mainland and from the Civil Rights Movement to the Iraq War and beyond

then maybe he will be safe

The Paper Men Ben Aaronovitch Stuck at sea and surroundedFame, success, fortune, a drink problem slipping over the edge into alcoholism, a dead marriage, the incurable itches of middle aged lust. For Wilfred Barclay, novelist, the final unbearable irritation is Professor Rick L. Tucker, implacable in his determination to become The Barclay Man. Locked in a lethal relationship they stumble across Europe, shedding wives, self respect and illusions. The climax of their odyssey, when it comes, is as inevitable