The Lizard

3.5 stars Meet Alistair Haston. He’s very conventional, sits on the sidelines of life and so indecisive he misses the opportunity of going to Greece with his girlfriend (now ex-girlfriend) Ellie. So, for once in his life he decides to follow Ellie and have an adventure and hopefully win her back. Ho......more

Inspired by a trip to the Greek island of Paros taken by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart in 1988, The Lizard charts the events of a deadly summer. Heartbroken and obsessed by a breakup with his first girlfriend, Alistair Haston follows her to Greece to rekindle their relationship. But on a ferry from Athens h......more

I had high hopes for The Lizard based on the synopsis. I love thrillers set in other countries, or travel based novels. However the writing and story was too hedonistic initially, with gratuitous orgy scenes which nearly ended up in The Lizard being flung in the DNF pile. But I persevered. It improv......more