A dazzling satire on belief and scepticism from the author of Icebox.
When a TV comedian is shot getting out of his limo no one sees the assailant, or the paintball-gun used to splatter him with a rather vibrant red. But when one prank becomes the first in a series of humiliating attacks on public figures, it's clear the perpetrator isn't your average practical-joker.
Mark Bastable, who also writes for magazines and television, lives in London.