Boyle Frankie - Meantime The Gripping Debut Crime Novel From Frankie Boyle - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: * THE Instant Sunday Times Bestseller* * Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year* How do you solve a murder when you don't have a clue? Frankie Boyle's gripping crime debut novel Meantime is a hallucinogenic ride through Glasgow as one man seeks justice for his friend's murder. Glasgow 2015. When Valium addict Felix Mc Aveety's best friend Marina is found murdered in the local park he goes looking for answers to questions that he quickly forgets. In a haze of uppers hallucinogens and diazepam Felix enlists the help of a brilliant but mercurial GP; a bright young trade unionist; a failing screenwriter; semi - celebrity crime novelist Jane Pickford; and his crisis fuelled downstairs neighbour Donnie. Their investigation sends them on a bewildering expedition that takes in Scottish radical politics Artificial Intelligence cults secret agents smugglers and vegan record shops. Meantime is a thrilling detective story set against the backdrop of post - referendum Scotland. Frankie Boyle's compelling debut novel is a tale of murder and revenge and of personal and political loss. A darkest noir unputdownable crime novel that swerves and surprises with a gut - punch ending. I loved it! Denise Mina author of The Long Drop Reads like a twisted Caledonian take on Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye. Inherent vices and scalpel - sharp jokes vie with a very human concern for those least garlanded in the rat race of life Ian Rankin An enjoyably dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir A deft engaging thriller Observer
Title: Meantime The Gripping Debut Crime Novel From Frankie Boyle
Author(s): Boyle Frankie
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781399801171
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 1/30/2024
Category: Artificial Intelligence