MEANTIME – FRANKIE BOYLE

*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 _______________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________ Pre-order Frankie Boyle s new book A Short History of the Apocalypse now! Out 7th November 2024 _____________________________________________________________________ Real readers love MEANTIME: Unlike any thriller you ll ever read Netgalley review ????? A brilliantly original piece of Glasgow noir . . . Fantastic Netgalley review ????? Raw, funny, and heartfelt. I loved it Real reader review ????? Keeps you on the edge of your seat and I loved the ending Netgalley review ?????