Bateman very rarely disappoints. The Mystery Man novels are all hilarious (in Bateman's own way) and I must have re-read them scores of times each. They're my go-to books when the pile has been depleted.I loved this introduction to our Mystery Man and his supporting cast. Bateman brings his chara...
As someone else said, "occasionally a little childish." What they were referring to was passages such as the following discussion between the Nameless Protagonist and his Pregnant Girlfriend: PG- "You're a miserable little shit." NP- "So's your face." PG- "That doesn't make sense." NP- "Neith...
More black comedy than true Irish noir, Divorcing Jack is my first foray into Colin Bateman. Based on first impressions I believe I will read more of his books, even if this one did not deliver on all fronts. I am already familiar with several flavors of noir : classic 1940's West Coast, East Co...
Dan Starkey investigates the birth of a new Messiah on a small island off the coast of Ireland. Back together with his wife Patricia and the baby -- Little Stevie -- that resulted from her affair, Dan accepts a curious commission from Cardinal Daley to investigate the tiny island of Wrathlin, whe...
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Dan Starkey - international man of inaction - rides again. How far can he fall this time? Ex-journalist Dan Starkey is stuck in a grimy Belfast bedsit. His life is a disaster, and his only solace is the pub round the corner (and the last can in his hand). He needs to get out more (particularly s...
Dans la petite bourgade touristique de Niagara Falls, une jeune fille est repêchée dans les chutes. Il ne peut s'agir que de la réincarnation de la princesse Lelewala venue sauver le monde. De plus, une réunion mondiale des barons de la drogue et de la prostitution doit avoir lieu à Niagara Falls...
Everyone said the original Titanic was unsinkable. Shows how much they knew.Everyone says the new Titanic is unsinkable. But there are worse things than drowning as stowaway Jimmy Armstrong and rich girl Claire quickly find out.With a mysterious, incurable disease rapidly infecting the population...
I was staring out of the window, thinking about the good old days when I could spend the night standing in the bushes in Alison's garden watching her watching TV or getting changed for bed. It is such a joy to watch somebody sleep peacefully through their slightly steamy window, like love in ...
A small dog barked at them as they drove into a rubbish-strewn yard. Benson was the first out of the car. Instead of facing the house, he looked back down the mountain and out across the bay. 'Would you just look at that,' he said. Jimmy stood besid...
This seemed to satisfy him. Plus the soggy fifty-dollar tip I fished out of my shorts. He brought the speedboat up close to shore and I jumped off. The other boat was floating empty on a short anchor just a few yards away, but as I waded ashore the pilot, the harness man and the bleach-blond beac...