HE'S ON THE RUN Happy Doll crosses the Mexican border with a bullet in his shoulder and a cartel out for his blood.HE'S DONE WITH VIOLENCESoon he has a new identity and a peaceful new life on a secluded beach. Maybe he can finally leave his brutal past behind.BUT VIOLENCE ISN'T DONE WITH HIMWhen murder shatters the tranquillity of his sleepy paradise, Happy realizes he has nowhere left to run.The question is, can he remember how to fight?

Jonathan Ames is the author of eleven books including Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and You Were Never Really Here, all published by Pushkin Press. He also created the hit HBO comedy Bored to Death, starring Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Schwartzman, as well as Blunt Talk, starring Patrick Stewart. His thriller You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Karma Doll is the second book in the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik.