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The Day of the Jack Russell

By: Colin Bateman
Narrated by: Stephen Armstrong
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The Small Shop Keeper With No Name is back. Hired to find the vandals responsible for spraying graffiti on an insurance magnate's advertising hoarding, he soon finds himself battling to solve murders which echo in the corridors of power. With MI5 involved and everyone on the hunt for a missing Jack Russell, can our hero stay alive as well as keep his world renowned bookshop afloat?©2009 Colin Bateman (P)2010 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Funny Witty
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Need a wee bit of neurosis, hypochondria and political incorrectness in your narrator? This is a series of books for you.

Mystery Man, his long suffering partner and their perpetual student assistant take us on wild adventures from graffiti to murder, add to the mix a drunken lovey author called Coyle and this ragtag bunch of characters are like Black Books meets Sean Bythell, in a poor man's Christie Novel. Definitely not for those who offend easily or lack a funny bone. I love them.

Funny, gritty and wonderfully absurd

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Frustrating and disappointing. Story seemed to be being made up as it went along, with no clear (neat) end to aim at. This was particularly evident towards the close when a character had to be brought back on in a contrived encounter just to tie up a crucial loose end.
Also let down by mono-voiced narration, which more or less stayed the same for all characters.
The story did have moments of humour though; so there's that.

a bit of a shaggy dog's tale

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I found this the funniest book I have listened to in a long time and also the one I have enjoyed the most. The plot was improbable as was the main character. The narrator was very good. A dog in the plot always improves a book. I would strongly recommend this book.

I smiled and laughed a lot

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Quirky and laugh out loud funny the mystery bookseller solves crimes. I really enjoyed this book the narrator is excellent.

This is a great series

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Still mad, still hilarious, the Man of Mystery continues to weave his eccentric path through life.

Very good choice of narrator.

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