William Boyd

Lorimer Black finds his life turned upside down by a series of bizarre events--including his discovery of a hanged man, an odd new business associate, a rock musician threatened by insanity, and a beautiful actress

A Novel

Armadillo

Ambitious, young insurance adjuster Lorimer Black finds his life turned upside down by a series of bizarre eventsincluding his discovery of a hanged man, an odd new business associate, a rock musician threatened by insanity, and a beautiful actress. By the author of An IceCream War. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Melody Izard

A loss adjuster with an insurance company, who goes by Lorimer Black but whoes birth name is Milomre Blocj, discovers his world is coming apart and he is not quite sure why. His car is torched, his job is threatened, his father dies, he is saddled with a horrible house guest, he can't sleep and the woman who he falls in love with (and who is being abused by her husband) insists that she is not interested in him and demands that he leave her alone. He collects ancient Greek helments (I think this is supposed to be our link to the name of the book). The book is amusing - but even after things are all wrapped up I am still unsure what happened and why.

Armadillo A Novel

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