John sets book in sleazy underworld
The latest novel by Hemel Hempstead author John McDonald is set in the sleazy underworld clubland of London doormen, gangsters and tough guys.
Otherwise Kill Me is a harrowing and surrealistic journey of a doorman, who suffers from acute schizophrenia.
As his life begins to unravel, so does his grip on reality, which sets in motion a catastrophic chain of events of bloody retribution.
The novel paints a surreal picture, full of strange landscapes, which are alien to most individuals, but which are a very real part of the human condition.
John, 60, from Washington Avenue, published Childeyes earlier in the year and is proving himself a prolific writer.
He began his career in the theatre, with plays produced in London and Paris before he progressed to television and wrote award-winning drama for Channel 4.
He also went on to ghost write two thriller novels, one romantic novel and two biographies. His first novel under his own name, Tribe, was published in 1999 and was Publisher's Weekly's Book of the Week.
The screenplay of Tribe recently won the IndieProducer Screenwriter Award in Los Angeles. His second novel, Childeyes, was published in 2008 and is currently being very well received.
In addition to his writing, he has adapted and scripted award-winning graphic novel versions of the plays of William Shakespeare.
As well as working on his fourth and fifth novels, he has also been commissioned to write the screenplay for a London gangster film, entitled The Price Of Money.
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