Waiting Period

"I love the book because it transcends fashion and style. . . . It’s

fantastic."—Paul Morley, BBC 2 TV _Newsnight Review_

A man pulls back from the brink of suicide when his application to buy a gun

with which to shoot himself is -delayed. Instead of throwing his life away, he

decides to spend all his time and effort disposing of those who he feels

deserve to die. With a renewed zest for living, he embarks on a joyful killing

spree, having found the true purpose of his existence.

"Like all great writers, Selby does not answer questions. He only raises them

to a pitch so intense that only a scream or a prayer can stop the pain."— _San

Francisco Chronicle_