Meantime

De: Frankie Boyle

Narrado por: Chris Reilly

*FRANKIE BOYLE'S GRIPPING CRIME NOVEL: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *

'A dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller' Observer

'Full of scintillating sentences and perfect lines of dialogue' Sunday Times

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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. 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 picaresque detective story set against the backdrop of post-referendum Scotland. Frankie B
oyle'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

'Inherent vices and scalpel-sharp jokes vie with a very human concern for those least garlanded in the rat race of life' Ian Rankin

©2022 Frankie Boyle (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

"A surprisingly moving and beautiful journey through one man's shitshow of a friend's death / hangover." (Lucy Prebble, executive producer and writer of Succession)

Who knew a story about drug fuelled amateur detectives could be so hilarious and yet equally thought provoking.

Frankie has really outdone himself this time. When I saw this audiobook I was sceptical at first. “A work of fiction made by Britains favourite satirist could go either way” but I can say with great assurance that this should be everyone’s next read/listen.

Gritty crime novel

So I’ll start by saying I am a Frankie fan so I had expected this to be pretty dark - and it is. At moments throughout the book I alternated between being depressed for the main character and amused. There are a lot of drug references so if that offends you - you have been warned. But I found the book to be very well written and original it is a bit of a ride and I would recommend it.

Emotional rollercoaster

Gripping writing with a wheen of great characters. Expansive but down to earth. Best fiction I've come across in a good while.

Better than I hoped.

Having listened to this audiobook over the course of a week, I fully intend to listen to it again. What more can you ask?