Lost interest rather quickly due to my inability to warm to the POV character. Library return necessary and a return to this book unlikely at this time. ( )

Lost interest rather quickly due to my inability to warm to the POV character. Library return necessary and a return to this book unlikely at this time. ( )

Valpolicella is a PI in Bath and he is told that he's going to be arrested for murder in a few days and the only way to circumvent this looming fate is to investigate the company that runs the CCTV, who are also doing an archaeological dig just outside of town.

The tagline reads - "Guns! Drugs!! Pigs!!!"

There's an amusing "How this book got published" story - created for the fundraiser that funded the book - about writing the book for a cider-fuelled bet with a publisher, the rise of Amazon, rare book dealers and other insalubrious dealings...

The book itself romps along running on whiskey, cigarettes and lines of coke with an amiable narrator and enough of a plot to leave you guessing. There's a rather abrupt end but on the whole it's a very enjoyable read.

It's worth mentioning that the cover is fantastic, the paper edges are red and overall it's a very handsome book to have on your shelf.

Recommended. ( )