The Dice Was Loaded from the Start - David Annand Crime was a near neighbour of

was a near neighbour of Picasso's in the south of France for many years and knew him well

is without shame or faux modesty

After pleading with the gods

In this timely book

' Vikram Dodd

The Dice Was Loaded from the Start - David Annand Crime was a near neighbour ofTremendous. An actually funny comic novel as propulsive as any thriller. With savage wit, integrity and tenderness, Annand exposes the complacent nostalgia of a sandwich generation, offering both an elegy and, most impressively, a hope for change. The Dice Was Loaded from the Start is the most fun I've had all year' MATT GREENE, author of The Definitions'David Annand's brilliant comedy of manners is a Howards End for contemporary London . . . Funny,