Duffy Omnibus [Paperback]

Dan Kavanagh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1992

This omnibus edition contains "Duffy", "Fiddle City", "Going to the Dogs" and "Putting the Boot In".

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Viking Pr (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140158243
• ISBN-13: 978-0140158243
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,968,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Julian Barnes Under Another Name: The Duffy Omnibus, January 28, 2009

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Kim A. Doyle (Brunswick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duffy Omnibus (Paperback)

The author of the recently released "Nothing to be Afraid Of," Julian Barnes, published, in the 80's, four books about a bi-sexual, ex-cop turned security consultant, Nick Duffy. The novels are out of print, and I found my "Duffy Omnibus" (a penguin book) through an independent bookseller associated with Amazon. "Duffy," "Fiddle City," "Putting the Boot In," and "Going to the Dogs," can also be found separately.

Nick Duffy's world is SOHO of 30 years ago; a world without computers and cellphones, where an ear stud was more than a fashion statement. This security consultant, burgled twice, lives by his wits. The books were considered risqué for the time; all are great fun,diversions to pass the time away. Too bad Barnes, writing here as Dan Kavanaugh, stopped creating the Duffy Books. And speaking of writing, Barnes'/Kavanaugh's prose is sparkling -- a factor of ten above most detective fiction.

The only drawback to the books is that they are too short.