A Song for Issy Bradley Leslie Charteris and not very much of

and not very much of its history is (or need be) told

he seems to want to help

ex-undercover police officer and now in witness protection

whose task is to keep marauding pagans out as much as it is to keep the People inside

then what are you supposed to do in the meantime

A Song for Issy Bradley Leslie Charteris and not very much ofSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD I cannot remember when a novel has seduced me so completelyit feels as if a trusted old friend is telling you the story, that the characters are people you know The Times A terrific book . . . I loved A SONG FOR ISSY BRADLEY. Its wry, smart, human, and rather miraculously, avoids mawkishness. And, ultimately, its moving and comforting in a way that makes sense even to the agnostic'. Nick Hornby, The Believer