NIGEL BARTLETT

Author, King of the Road

(Vintage/Random House)

‘Nigel Bartlett’s gripping King of the Road is austere and written with the against-the-clock pacing of a good TV thriller. It’s crammed with ideas, stylishly and gravely written, hanging elegantly between a work of popular fiction and the literary novel, no easy feat.’


The Australian

‘A thriller with a distinctly Australian flavour, King of the Road keeps up a breathtaking momentum. David Kingsgrove becomes the reader’s avatar as Bartlett expertly taps into the panic coursing through him. An impressive debut from the Sydney-based author.’


Australian Financial Review

‘This is a cracking Sunday afternoon gobbler — the kind of book you pick up to while away a cup of tea and put down at dinner time. The plot is uncomfortably contemporary, an uneasiness compounded by the familiarity of the landscape.’


Daily Telegraph

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Meet the author

Nigel Bartlett is a freelance writer and editor who has worked for many of the best-known magazines in Australia. He lives in the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern. Talking about King of the Road’s main character, David Kingsgrove, he says, ‘In many ways David is who I'd like to be — physically fit, a loving uncle and a good friend, although he does have flaws. He doubts himself and lacks confidence, but he discovers his strength by being pushed to his most extreme limits.’

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