Final Demand

Final Demand is strong on narrative, dashing the reader along, but, though fast-paced and transparently written, nevertheless creates people of memorable complexity Independent Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she s stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more. When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, it s only a minor crime. Nobody s going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie s actions do have consequences tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation. A chilling, impeccably plotted novel Cosmopolitan Powerful vividly evoked Sunday Times