London Fields
Martin Amis · 1949–2023 · England
Why it matters
A woman convinced she'll be murdered auditions candidates for her own killer among the low-lifes of an apocalyptic near-future London. Amis's blackest comic set piece, narrated by a dying writer who may be inventing it all.
At a glance
crime & noirpostmodernsatire
Difficulty 7/10fast pace470 pagesUnreliable narration and dense, pyrotechnic prose stacked with wordplay.
