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A brand new series from the author of You Were Never Really Here A brand new comic noir series from Jonathan Ames, author of You Were Never Really Here, Wake Up, Sir! and creator of Bored to Death Meet Happy Doll. He's getting on just fine. Until he kills a man. Hello Pushkin crime fans! If you're in search of something a little West Coast this weekend, why not pick up a copy of our newest noir from Jonathan Ames, A Man Named Doll.   'Motel, money, murder, madness: it has all you need to keep you happy' The Times, Thrillers of the Month Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff beneath the glass houses of Mulholland Drive with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. A veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll now works through the night at a local Thai spa. Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescope baton, biting dry humour, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the mostly undocumented immigrant women who work there from clients who won't take 'no' for an answer. But when things get out-of-hand with one particularly violent patron, Doll finds himself wildly out of his depth.   GET YOUR COPY HERE     'I'm like a bird that pollinates' Jonathan Ames on creating Happy Doll, his meandering path to authorhood, and his own crime-fighting experiences  The star of your new series is a Los Angeles-based private detective called Happy Doll. First of all, could you tell us a little bit about him and about what he gets up to in A Man Named Doll? Happy, who often goes by Hank, is a former cop and Navy man. He's fifty years old, celibate (not intentionally), and lives with his dog, George, a rescue. He goes to psychoanalysis four times a week and he's able to do this because his analyst is part of an institute that sees retired policemen pro bono. He's a licensed private investigator but isn't flourishing.  Continue reading ➞         An introduction by Jonathan Ames To give you a taste of what to expect, we asked Jonathan to introduce A Man Named Doll in his own words. And that he did, spectacularly. But you may want to watch to the end for a surprise...   WATCH HERE     LISTEN TO HAPPY DOLL'S HAPPY DAYS PLAYS ON SPOTIFY see all of JONATHAN's books here Copyright © 2021 Pushkin Press, All rights reserved.