In this fast and furious crime novel set in 1983 a sex worker named Irina absconds with a shipment of drugs and 300000 in dirty money setting into motion a wild chain reaction involving bounty hunters corrupt cops lowbrow scammers and her bewildered straightlaced exhusband Add to this devils brew the intoxicating settings of sushi bars nightclubs and New Wave art galleries circa the mideighties and you get Straight to the Head a beguiling funny novel that blows the roof off traditional crime fictionFraser Nixon is the author of The Man Who Killed shortlisted for the Amazonca Best First Novel Award