Review

Jack Heath's latest Timothy Blake thriller features torture and cannibalism, but is a surprisingly fun read

By Penelope Cottier
January 2 2021 - 12:00am
Jack Heath's latest is about a cannibal who works for the FBI. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Jack Heath's latest is about a cannibal who works for the FBI. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
  • Hideout, by Jack Heath. Allen & Unwin. $29.99.

Jack Heath has pulled off the remarkable feat of making a cannibal (anti-)hero the centre of a novel, and making him relatively likeable.