Boyd, William — ARMADILLO.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1998. 1st edition 310 pp. hardcover with dustjacket . A brilliant satirical noir set in contemporary London. To his colleagues, Lorimer Black, the handsome, mild-mannered insurance adjuster rising through the ranks of his London firm, is known as the guy who has it all: the sleek suits, the enviable status. But when Lorimer arrives at a routine business appointment and finds his client hanging from a water pipe, his life spirals out of control. He becomes the fall guy of a new colleague who puts the company in the red. As Lorimer becomes increasingly entangled in an apparent conspiracy that involves everyone he knows, his own past comes to light. Dustjacket shows some edgewear. Otherwise very nice and clean copy.