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''Donkey Punch'' (also referred to as ''Donkey Punch: A Cal Innes book'' and ''Sucker Punch'') is a crime novel by Scottish author Ray Banks. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Edinburgh-based company Birlinn Ltd in 2007, and again by the same publisher in 2008. In the United States it was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2009, titled ''Sucker Punch'', and was reprinted in 2011. ''Donkey Punch'' is part of a series following protagonist Cal Innes, a former convict and private investigator. Innes agrees to accompany a novice boxer from England to a fight in Los Angeles, California. While there, Innes must investigate the subsequent kidnapping of the boxer, while battling his own internal struggles and avoiding trouble with the Los Angeles Police Department. ''The Skinny'' said, "''Donkey Punch'' is as terse and macho as ''Saturday's Child'', although his hardboiled writing style has become more poised and confident."〔 ''Scotland on Sunday'' said, "Vivid and realistic, with an appealingly flawed hero and an interesting setting amid the underside of modern LA, this is a knockout."〔 ''The Plain Dealer'' said, "Banks' tough-guy prose is irresistible."〔 Associated Press said of the author's writing style, "Innes, for all his faults and problems, is an engaging character with a sharp sense of humor and a ton of turmoil in his life. And Banks, a member of the so-called 'Brit grit' movement, has an easy, breezy style that keeps you flipping the pages."〔 ==Author== Ray Banks was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland,〔 and spent two years studying performance art and theatre at Warwick University.〔 Banks said in an interview with the ''Newcastle Evening Chronicle'' that leaving Warwick University led him to become a published writer. Banks said, "If I'd stayed on, I probably would have gone down the acting route instead of writing. University isn't for everyone and I discovered that the other writers I know didn't finish their courses either. It was certainly the best thing that happened to me."〔 Banks' first novel was released in 2004, titled ''The Big Blind''. ''The Big Blind'' was inspired by Banks' prior employment as a croupier. His work ''Saturday's Child'' was published in 2006 in the UK by Polygon, and in the US by Harcourt. Protagonist character, private investigator Callum Innes, first appeared in ''Saturday's Child'',〔 and was the focus of ''Donkey Punch''.〔 Subsequent books include ''No More Heroes'' (2008), ''Gun'' (2008), ''Beast of Burden'' (2009), ''California'' (2011), and ''Dead Money'' (2011). Banks has also contributed short stories for collected works and to a website called ''Noir Originals''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donkey Punch (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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