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Lädt ... Refusal Shoesvon Tony Saint
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"Part thriller, part expos#65533;, Refusal Shoes is refreshingly politically incorrect and wickedly funny."--Observer When Immigration Officer Henry Brinks unwittingly stumbles upon a scam to smuggle Chinese crooks into the country, he realizes that unless he can come up with a plan of his own, he'll be leaving the service a lot sooner than anticipated. Refusal Shoes is a hilarious and brutal take on the murky world of passport control, where the immigration officers have seen every trick in the book and aren't afraid to use a few of their own. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Henry Brinks is an immigration officer at Heathrow who is disenchanted with the job and suffering from depression. His fellow employees are drunks, thieves, have serial affairs or are otherwise generally maladjusted. After he stumbles upon a scam involving another IO and a Chinese killer he has to protect himself against being framed for providing illegal entry visas. The plot is a bit thin and used merely as a framing device for basically a disgruntled employees diatribe against the immigration service (Saint is an ex-immigration officer). Many of the things that Brinks rails against are easy to envisage – office politics, incomprehensible bureaucracy, silly targets etc which are obviously exaggerated for effect.
Overall – a brief, light and ultimately forgettable book (