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“A work of formidable imaginative scope . the writing is so good, the language so surprisingly subtle and the characters so beautifully delineated.” Daily Telegraph

“Riveting action scenes bristle with a queasy energy unputdownable and disgustingly realistic.” Sunday Telegraph
“Elton writes a good crime story with lots of twists and excitement.” Henry Sutton, The Mirror





			Ben Elton was born on 3 May 1959, in Catford, South London. The youngest of four, he went to Godalming Grammar school, joined amateur dramatic societies and wrote his first play at 15. He wanted to be a stagehand at the local theatre, but instead did A-Level Theatre Studies and studied drama at Manchester University in 1977. His career as both performer and writer encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past twenty years. His ground breaking work as a TV stand-up comedian set the (high) standard of what was to follow. He has received accolades for his hit TV sit-coms, The Young Ones, Blackadder and The Thin Blue Line. More recently he has had successes with three hit West End musicals, including the global phenomenon We Will Rock You. He has written three plays for the London stage, including the multi-award-winning Popcorn. Ben's international bestselling novels include Stark, Inconceivable, Dead Famous and High Society. He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for the novel Popcorn.

A selection from Ben Elton's backlist

Past Mortem A heart stopping thriller and a killer comic romance all in one brilliant read 'It's warm-hearted characterisation and deft pacing should make the paperback popular on next summer's beaches' Sunday Times.			High Society A collection of interconnected stories that takes the reader on a hilarious, heart breaking and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection

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Past Mortem

'Engaging and smartly plotted'
The Observer

'It's warm-hearted characterisation and deft pacing should make the paperback popular on next summer's beaches'
Sunday Times

'Past Mortem confirms Elton as craftsmanlike, thoughtful and readable. Fans will find plenty to enjoy'
Daily Mail

'A writer who provokes almost as much as he entertains'
Daily Mail

High Society

'A fix of high comedy from a writer who provokes almost as much as he entertains'
Daily Mail

'As I raced to the end, I found myself applauding Elton. This is a tough subject tackled with courage and commitment'
Will Hutton, Observer

Dead Famous

'Big up to Ben Elton and respect, big time. Top, top book'
Mail on Sunday

'Wry, fast and fiendishly clever'
The Times

'A book with pace and wit, real tension, a dark background theme and a big on-screen climax'
Independent

'The perfect modern-day whodunit. A cracking read full of hilarious insights into the Big Brother phenomenon'
The Mirror

'One of the best whodunits I have ever read. A funny, gripping, hugely entertaining thriller, but also a persuasive, dyspeptic account of the way we live now, with our insane, inane cult of the celebrity'
Sunday Telegraph

Inconceivable

'Moving and thoroughly entertaining'
Daily Express

'A very funny book about a sensitive subject. Ben Elton the writer might be even funnier than Ben Elton the comic'
Daily Mail

'A tender, beautifully balanced romantic comedy'
Spectator

'Extremely funny, clever, well-written, sharp and unexpectedly moving. This brilliant, chaotic satire merits rereading several times'
Nicholas Coleridge, Mail on Sunday

'This is Elton at his best - mature, humane, and still a laugh a minute. At least'
Daily Telegraph

Popcorn

'Serious, morally complex, structurally rich and bitterly funny'
Independent on Sunday

'Fierce, garish and frighteningly funny'
Spectator

'An absolute coup of black comedy'
Daily Telegraph

'Killer prose. A viciously funny satire that also works as a tongue-in-cheek thriller'
The Sunday Times

'One of the most brilliantly sustained and focused pieces of satire I've ever read'
Douglas Adams



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