Almost Blue

By Tony O'Neill

Tony O'Neill brings up great writing from the depths of debasement once again, finding comedy in horror - and horror in comedy. Features transcendental near death experiences. And very inappropriate food consumption.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Galley Beggar Press
• Release date: Sep 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781910296080

Tony O'Neill

Tony O'Neill is the author of Digging the Vein and Down and Out on Murder Mile, and the coauthor of Neon Angel and the New York Times bestseller Hero of the Underground. He lives in New York with his wife and daughter.

Book preview

Almost Blue

Tony O'Neill

Praise for Tony O’Neill

‘O’Neill could be our generation’s Jim Thompson.’ (James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces)

‘His evocation of the haunted landscapes of Los Angeles… resounds with the gnarled grace of a vintage Tom Waits adage: This stuff will probably kill you – let’s do another line.’ (The Guardian, reviewing Digging The Vein)

‘Fans of Irvine Welsh and Warren Ellis are sure to love this dark, disturbing journey.’ (Metro, reviewing Down And Out On Murder Mile)

‘If the trajectory from On the Road to Trainspotting is a pharmaceutical decline and fall, then we want to finish with something totally abased. Digging the Vein fits neatly with our confessional times: