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Adult Books - Fiction - General Fiction
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Cocaine Nights.
Ballard, J. G. (author).
May 1998. 336p. Counterpoint; dist. by Publishers Group West, hardcover, $23 (1-887178-66-X).
REVIEW.
First published May 1, 1998 (Booklist).
Charles Prentice arrives in the wealthy Spanish resort of Estrella de Mar not to vacation but to rescue his brother, Frank. Once the manager of an exclusive sports complex, Frank has been charged with murder in the deaths of five people killed in a house fire. It’s obvious to everyone, including the police, that Frank is innocent, but he insists on pleading guilty. As Charles begins to investigate, he discovers that beneath the tony resort and its super-rich, ultrabored residents lies a netherworld of bootleg porn videos, hard drugs, and kinky sex, in which Frank played a role as a kind of criminal prankster. Veteran author Ballard, whose novel Crash (originally published in 1973) was the source material for the controversial movie, has a gift for fashioning thought-provoking metaphors, but his perverse worldview is an acquired taste. Ballard fans won’t be disappointed by his latest, which should also appeal to those who like the films of David Lynch. (Reviewed May 1, 1998)— Joanne Wilkinson
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