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> 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>