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Callisto

Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs.

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  • "Een argeloze jongeman komt in de problemen als hij onderdak zoekt bij een man die zich tot de islam wil bekeren en daarom als terreurverdachte wordt beschouwd."
  • "Les mésaventures d'un garçon de vingt-deux ans, mélange de Forest Gump et d'un personnage des frères Coen, dans l'Amérique de George Bush où un citoyen ordinaire peut très vite être pris pour un dangereux terroriste. Sa route va croiser celle de personnages excentriques, malfrats, dealers de drogues, télévangélistes fanatiques et services secrets. Premier roman."
  • "Odell Deefus isn't the brightest guy in the world and as a result gets himself into some interesting situations due to his naiveté, gullibility and eagerness to please as well as loyalty to those who are nice to him."
  • "Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs, misfits, drug-dealers, religious fanatics and crooked cops, hypocrisy, torture and bloody murder. In "Callisto", Odell Deefus discovers a vast web of corruption and deceit leading to the dark heart of America."
  • "Set in Kansas, described as a fast-paced tale exploring "America's dark heart" and combining everything from terrorists and torture to body parts in the freezer, Callisto is already acclaimed in the UK and in continental Europe, with rights sold in 12 languages and mounting. Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs, misfits, drug-dealers, religious fanatics and crooked cops, hypocrisy, torture and bloody murder. In Callisto, Odell Deefus discovers a vast web of corruption and deceit leading to the dark heart of America."
  • "Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs."@en

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  • "Noir fiction"
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Australian fiction"
  • "Satirical novels"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Roman policier"
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Australské romány"
  • "Powieść australijska"@pl
  • "Satirické romány"
  • "Satire"
  • "Satire"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "Kallisto"
  • "Callisto ; oder die kunst des Rasenmähens"
  • "Каллисто"
  • "Callisto"@es
  • "Callisto"@pl
  • "Callisto"
  • "Callisto"@en
  • "Callisto : roman"
  • "De weg naar Callisto"
  • "Callisto : a novel"
  • "Callisto : a novel"@en
  • "Callisto oder die Kunst des Rasenmähens Roman"

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