Night Train

Martin Amis has often been accused of not being able to create credible female characters. A female detective narrates this novel and perhaps he was making fun of himself by calling her Mike. Several times I had to remind myself she was a woman and not a man so I doubt if he’s appeased any of his de......more

A young woman has been found dead, and the central character, a police detective, has been put in charge of the investigation. It looks like suicide, but why ever would she have killed herself? It's interesting to see Martin Amis's picture of someone who had everything to live for. Her talented and......more

Nulla è come pare, sempre In 148 pagine Amis è stato in grado di tratteggiare con precisione più personaggi, conferendo loro uno spessore più che tridimensionale nel tempo e nello spazio, ne scandaglia infatti anche la mente e il cuore. Ed è una detective story, un poliziesco, un noir, un giallo o qu......more

NIGHT TRAIN DOES NOT LEAVE THE STATION Night Train does not work on any level. Despite having read and watched American police genres, American is clearly a foreign language to Amis—he could have used a translator. Just a glaring example, Mike visits the doctor at his “surgery.” An American would of......more

My first Martin Amis read blows me away… a perfectly crafted noir novel about a female detective called Mike investigating the suicide of a woman who appeared to have everything. Exquisitely written. 8 out of 12.......more