*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
General
| Imprint: |
Baskerville Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Frankie Boyle
|
| Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-80117-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-80117-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781399801171 |
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