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Bezig met laden... No Laughing Matter (editie 2004)door Peter Guttridge
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is the funniest book I've read in forever. It's another Jeanie recommendation. Nick Madrid is a British free lance reporter covering a Comedian convention in Montreal. He's trying out a new yoga stance when, from his upside-down perch he saw the naked body of a woman flying by his window. She ended up in the shallow end of the hotel swimming pool and Nick ended up trying to figure out why. The characters in this book are funny but the author is hilarious. Unfortunately, this gem hasn't been published in the U.S. yet, but I found it, quite reasonably priced, on a British web site. It's a great read. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"This sparkling debut fires volleys of one-liners . . . Romping good stuff."--"Daily Mail""An original and highly readable debut for journalist-turned-gumshoe, Nick Madrid. But a word of warning: never let this man house-sit if you value your pets."--Lynne Truss"Made me laugh out loud and wince in sympathy at both the violence and the humiliation meted out to the narrator . . . enormous fun."--Val McDermidTom Sharpe meets Raymond Chandler in "No Laughing Matter," a humorous and brilliant debut that will keep readers on a knife's edge of suspense until the bittersweet end.When a naked woman flashes past Nick Madrid's hotel window, it's quite a surprise. For Nick's room is on the 14th floor, and the hotel doesn't have an outside elevator. The management is horrified when Cissie Parker lands in the swimming pool--not only is she killed, but she makes a real mess of the shallow end.In Montreal for the Just For Laughs festival, Nick, a journalist who prefers practicing yoga to interviewing the stars, turns gumshoe to answer the question: did she fall or was she pushed? The trail leads first to the mean streets of Edinburgh and then to Los Angeles, where the truth lurks among the dark secrets of Hollywood.Peter Guttridge is the Royal Literary Fund writing fellow at Southampton University and teaches creative writing. Between 1998 and 2002, he was the director of the Brighton Literature Festival. Since 1998, he has been the mystery reviewer for "The Observer," one of Britain's most prestigious Sunday newspapers. He lives in Sussex on the edge of the South Downs National Park. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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