<p><b>''Tom Holt''s <i>Doughnut</i> presents a roller-coaster ride through the world of physics and the origins of the universe.'' - <i>Library Journal</i></b><br><br><b>''One for physicists as well as Krispy Kreme-loving policemen.'' - <i>T3</i></b><br><br>The doughnut is a thing of beauty. <br>A circle of fried doughy perfection. <br>A source of comfort in trying times, perhaps. <br>For Theo Bernstein, however, it is far, far more. <br><br>Things have been going pretty badly for Theo Bernstein. An unfortunate accident at work lost him his job (and his work involved a Very Very Large Hadron Collider, so he''s unlikely to get it back). His wife has left him. And he doesn''t have any money. <br><br>Before Theo has time to fully appreciate the pointlessness of his own existence, news arrives that his good friend Professor Pieter van Goyen, renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, has died. <br><br>By leaving the apparently worthless contents of his safety deposit to Theo, however, the prof