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The Day Of The Jack Russell. Bateman (2009)

by Colin Bateman(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0755346769 (ISBN13: 9780755346769)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Headline

series

Mystery Man

review 1: I adored the first novel in this series about the 'Mystery Man' who runs a crime fiction bookshop cum private detective agency in Belfast. And I picked up this next book in the series for some light-reading and distraction. Bateman does not disappoint. I got far, far more entertainment than I bargained for and had several uncontrollable, laugh-out-loud moments in embarrassing public places.The un-named main character is a wonderful cross between Sherlock Holmes and the autistic, fifteen year-old narrator in Mark Haddon's The Curious incident of the dead dog in the night. Supported by his enthusiastic girlfriend, Alison, and his long-suffering shop assistant, Geoff, our book-loving hypochondriac solves the mysteries of a double murder and the disappearance of a stuffed ... moreJack Russell dog. He outsmarts the drug dealers, the Ulster Constabulary and MI6, while neatly side-stepping all elements of personal danger and possible infection. Bateman is an outstanding writer of comic novels - and he's pretty darned good at crime fiction too. A great combination. I can't wait to read the next one.
review 2: I'm the first to admit that my appreciation of a book is affected by how I've enjoyed an author's previous works and I'll sometimes give a below par book the benefit of the doubt if I've found a previous story to be top notch - not so objective I know, but enjoying fiction is pretty subjective (unless you are studying literature for a qualification, so having said that... I've very much enjoyed Colin Bateman's earlier works and wait for it.... I also like this one! A lot actually. It's funny and a fast read that I rampaged through. It won't let you down if you've come across Bateman before but I'd say to read 'Mystery Man' before this one for continuity reasons. less

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