Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley"s house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of The Book of "Night Women" comes a dazzling display of masterful storytelling exploring this near-mythic event. Spanning three decades crossing continents, "A Brief History of Seven Killings" chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters - slum kids, one-night stands, drug lords, girlfriends, gunmen, journalists, and even the CIA. Gripping and inventive, ambitious and mesmerising, "A Brief History of Seven Killings" is he most remarkable and extraordinary novels of the twenty-first century.