Michael Marshall Smith¿s surreal, groundbreaking, and award-winning debut which resonates with wild humour interlaced with dark recollections of an emotional minefield.May we introduce you to Stark.Oh, and by the way ¿ good luck.Stark is the private investigator who goes to work when Something Happens to you. And when a Something happens it¿s no good chanting ¿go away go away go away¿ and cowering in a corner, because a Something always comes from your darkest past and won¿t be beaten until you face it. And that¿s not easy in a city where reality is twisting and broken, a world in which friends can become enemies in a heartbeat ¿ and where your most secret fear can become a soul-shredding reality.And the worst of it is, for this nightmare you don¿t even have to be asleep¿Considered a modern classic, and consistently featured in lists of Books To Read Before Your Head Explodes, ONLY FORWARD is a novel you''ll never forget.