The Fixer - Couverture souple

There is real humour running through [The Fixer], and it's fascinatingly off the wall - a bit like Guy Ritchie meets Benny Hill - the beauty of it is that [Kinnings] has managed to write a novel on the subject of fame that is just as frivolous and addictive as the reality TV it trashes. A funny and stylish thriller'. (The Mirror)

A chilling satire (Daily Mail)

Max Kinnings uses his syrupy thick style ... as an illumination of media culture. It's trashy, insightful and frustratingly addictive' (Jockey Slut)

Kinnings honed his flair for cynical, treacle-black comedy with his first hit novel, Hitman, and here, he's fashioned a disturbingly topical satire on celebrity culture and moral relativism. Imagine 'Natural Born Killers' with a nod to 'Ab Fab', and you'll be on the right lines. (Heat)

This shocking take on what might happen to our obsession with reality culture if it were taken to its furthest logical conclusion is a twisted, gasp-a-minute page turner for our times. (Hello)

In a world obsessed with watching itself, reality is the new rock 'n' roll, and Tobe Darling - showbusiness guru and reality alchemist - has the would-be stars of tomorrow beating a path to his door.

But Tobe's life is falling apart. He is tired of his clients' desperate ambitions, and lonely after his break-up with Scarlet - the one person who understands his bizarre sexual and psychological needs. After a disastrous appearance on a television show, things come to a head: Tobe dissolves his business partnership and goes out on his own with just one client to his name. But this new client is different from the rest. He is the ultimate show business personality.

Tobe's new client is a serial killer.