{"product_id":"holy-fck-9781916725256","title":"Holy F*ck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStella works miracles. Literally. She heals the sick and the paralysed, just like in the Bible. The Vatican is overjoyed--imagine, a real saint in the 21st century, and in Georgia, the heart of the American South. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe only hitch? Her method: she heals the people she sleeps with in her motorhome. And she sleeps with a lot of people, it's what she does for a living. And that's precisely what's bothering the Vatican.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA saintly hooker isn't exactly presentable. A martyred saint, on the other hand, has a conveniently rewritten past. That's a job tailor-made for the Bronski twins--the best contract killers in the business. \u003cb\u003eThis is the book every UK thriller reader is talking about\u003c\/b\u003e. A thriller laced with dark comedy, a road movie reminiscent of the Coen brothers, Tarantino and del Toro, but also a homage to the novels of Harry Crews. Stella is portrayed with compassion and grace. In many ways, this is a European writer's love letter to America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest New Thriller of the Month--\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" This freewheeling black comedy has a lot going for it, not least lapidary prose and a fizzy translation'--\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pulp Fiction vista of the bizarre, the deadly, the shrewd, and a variety of supposed purposes of life. Very much one to enjoy but also plenty to think about. --\u003cb\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For me this is one of the best reads of 2026\"--\u003cb\u003eELN Riveting Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This satirical thriller is funny, cheeky and bloody, but paradoxically, writing with compassion and hope, the author has created something bizarrely uplifting, a small masterpiece of positivity.\"---\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Incardona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916725256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1969, \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Incardona\u003c\/strong\u003e is a prolific novelist and writer, of mixed Italian and Swiss origins. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He has written over fifteen novels across a range of genres and has also written for theatre and cinema. His work is both popular and critically acclaimed and has been garlanded with numerous awards as well as being adapted into film. Incardona's work has been translated into German, Italian, Korean and Georgian, but none of his books have yet been translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 70 books from the French, including Laurent Binet's \u003cem\u003eHHhH\u003c\/em\u003e and Leïla Slimani's \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Nanny\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Nottinghamshire, England in 1970, Sam Taylor began his career as a journalist with The Observer. He now lives in Texarkana, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joseph Incardona \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449311277213,"sku":"9781916725256","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e2224c62-8692-4c65-b709-f744967e751b.jpg?v=1781631858","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/holy-fck-9781916725256","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}