Declan Burke is back - with The Big O, which will leave readers gasping for breath from excitement and laughter. A perfectly balanced plot, outrageous verbal exchanges, and characters that are both exaggerated and unmistakable: Karen is a receptionist with a notoriously bad temper. At the end of each month, she regularly commits robberies using her .44 Magnum with virtuosity. Karen's boss, Frank, is a plastic surgeon with financial troubles and a wife, Madge, who will soon be his ex-wife. He plans to have her kidnapped to collect the ransom from the insurance. This is where Ray comes in, whom Karen met when she almost shot him during a robbery. Ray is a mural painter by profession, but on the side, he is a hired kidnapper. Unfortunately, Madge, the target he is assigned to, is Karen's best friend. And then there's Karen's ex.