A Matter of Death and Life

<p><b>'Kurkov is hugely talented. Truly very funny' </b><b><i>Time Out</i></b><br><b><br>Marital troubles? Sick of life? Suicide the answer? Why not get yourself a contract killer?</b><br><br> Nothing easier provided you communicate only by phone and box number. You give him your photograph specify when and where to find you then sit back and prepare to die.<br><br> Murdered you will be of greater interest than ever you were in life. More to him than met the eye will be the judgement. A mysterious killing lives long in the popular memory. Our hero meticulously plans his own demise except for one detail: what if he suddenly decides he wants to live?</p>