Syrup

A comedy by Max Barry

Scat wants to be rich, shallow, and famous, so when he gets a million-dollar idea for a new soda, he realizes it's his ticket to movie premieres and vacuous, drink-slurred lunches with celebrities. But first he has to deal with 6, a street-smart, miniskirt-wearing corporate assassin, who is possibly the love of Scat's life or possibly just ripping him off. Then there's Sneaky Pete, marketing genius, refugee from Tokyo, and Scat's best friend — at least as far as Scat knows.   [Reviews...]

REISSUE OUT NOW!
USA & Canada

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12-Feb-04: Syrup is back in Australia and New Zealand! Apparently the publisher was checking down the back of a couch for a TV remote and instead found 2,000 copies. Or maybe it was a warehouse, not a couch. Whatever. This means that like in the US and Canada, while most bookstores won't have Syrup on the shelves, they can now easily order it in for you.

Because there's limited stock, if you're keen to get your mitts on a copy in Australia or New Zealand, now's the time to act. (By going to a bookstore and ordering a book. Was that clear already? Okay.)

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"Perfectly executed... funny and fast"
Kirkus Reviews

"One of the Best Books of the Year"
The LA Times

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