Offbeat Noir With Heart And Bob Mortimer Wit
Bob Mortimer pairs deadpan comedy with noirish suspense as a down-on-his-luck salesman takes a dream job and starts to suspect his girlfriend’s disappearance was no accident. Quirky, melancholy and slyly funny, it’s a crime novel with a wonderfully odd rhythm.
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Offbeat Noir With Heart And Bob Mortimer Wit
Bob Mortimer pairs deadpan comedy with noirish suspense as a down-on-his-luck salesman takes a dream job and starts to suspect his girlfriend’s disappearance was no accident. Quirky, melancholy and slyly funny, it’s a crime novel with a wonderfully odd rhythm.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Like comic crime with a noirish edge
- Are tempted by a story about a down-on-his-luck man offered a job that feels far too good to be true
- Enjoy books set in ordinary Britain where missing girlfriends and luxury flats signal trouble
- Appreciate offbeat suspense with melancholy undertones and Bob Mortimer’s distinctive wit
THE BRAND-NEW BOOK FOR 2025 BY 2 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER.
Bathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him.
He wants his luck to change and he wants things to go back to how they were. Out of the blue he is offered a job that comes with a free luxury apartment. He hopes this might be enough to tempt her back.
But, as events unfold, it starts to dawn on him that perhaps she didn't leave of her own accord after all...
Praise for Bob Mortimer:
'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else' The Guardian
'The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart' - Observer
'Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling' The Times
'There is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant...
Like Spike Milligan, the only vintage comic whose fiction is still read, Mortimer has managed to use a novel as a vehicle for his distinctive comedic voice' The Telegraph
- About The Author
- Bob Mortimer was born in Middlesbrough in 1959, the youngest of four sons. He trained as a solicitor before a chance encounter with Vic Reeves in the 1980s led to a successful career in comedy as half of duo Reeves and Mortimer. His screen credits include Shooting Stars, Big Night Out, Catterick and most recently BBC2's Gone Fishing. His memoir, And Away…, published in 2021. It became the bestselling memoir of the year and was named Times and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. His first novel, The Satsuma Complex, was published in 2022 and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for Comic Fiction. The sequel, The Hotel Avocado, was an immediate number one bestseller on release in 2024. His books have now sold over 2 million copies. He's on Twitter and Instagram as @RealBobMortimer.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781398548053
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Gallery UK, (09 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 24 mm
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