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Scotland, Crime & mystery, Graphic novels, Artificial intelligence
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- Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781399801171 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 18, 2022 | 9781399801164 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
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Baskerville
- Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781399801171 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 18, 2022 | 9781399801164 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 1, 2022 | 9781399801157 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 21, 2022 | 9781399801195 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Baskerville
- Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781399801171 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 18, 2022 | 9781399801164 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 1, 2022 | 9781399801157 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 21, 2022 | 9781399801195 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Baskerville
- Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781399801171 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 18, 2022 | 9781399801164 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 1, 2022 | 9781399801157 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 21, 2022 | 9781399801195 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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The exhilarating, hilarious, and gripping debut novel from Frankie Boyle, one of Britain's best known comedians and writers.
*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 McAveety'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
Praise for Meantime: The gripping debut crime novel from Frankie Boyle
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A surprisingly moving and beautiful journey through one man's sh*tshow of a friend's death/hangover. - Lucy Prebble, screenwriter for Succession
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A darkest noir, unputdownable crime novel that swerves and surprises, with a gut-punch ending. I loved it! - Denise Mina
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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
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A gloriously funny mystery that bucks the "cosy crime' trend" . . . Peppered with one-liners, it reads Raymond Chandler in Glasgow . . . Boyle regularly deploys the beautifully offbeat imagery that characterises the best of his stand-up - Telegraph
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'An enjoyably dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . Imagine Withnail and I stumbling into a Bond movie co-written by William McIlvanney and Mick Herron . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller - Observer
Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle is one of the UK's premier comedians and writers and is the author of three bestselling non-fiction books including My Shit Life So Far, and Work! Consume! Die! Boyle is also known for his shows New World Order (BBC2), Tramadol Nights (Ch4), Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland (BBC2), and his best selling DVD's and Netflix Special. Frankie also regularly contributes articles for the broadsheet press. He has topped the podcast charts with the first three volumes of his eight volume Promethiad sequence.
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