Cundle is very good at description, with phrases like "[t]he stale air hit me like a tsunami and I knew what Tokyo must have felt like in all those Godzilla movies." The novel's tone may lead you to believe that this is a noir mystery. While the book has that feel in the setting and moral decay of several of the characters, Flanagan does in fact come to terms with his past and makes life changes in response to those realizations, something that never occurs in a true noir story.
Though this is his first novel, Cundle is an experienced writer and the editor of Mass Movement Magazine, a UK zine dedicated to hardcore and metal music. He roadied for several punk bands in the UK and the U.S., and has a degree in human behavior.
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