{"product_id":"9781399801171","title":"Meantime","description":"Author: Frankie Boyle\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399801171\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003cu\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/u\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003cu\u003eShortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year\u003c\/u\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you solve a murder when you don't have a clue? Frankie Boyle's gripping crime debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMeantime, \u003c\/i\u003eis a hallucinogenic ride through Glasgow as one man seeks justice for his friend's murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlasgow, 2015.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir investigation sends them on a bewildering expedition that takes in Scottish radical politics, Artificial Intelligence, cults, secret agents, smugglers and vegan record shops.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeantime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A darkest noir, unputdownable crime novel that swerves and surprises, with a gut-punch ending. I loved it!' Denise Mina, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Drop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Reads like a twisted Caledonian take on Robert Altman's \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e. Inherent vices and scalpel-sharp jokes vie with a very human concern for those least garlanded in the rat race of life' Ian Rankin\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enjoyably dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46395806646430,"sku":"ADS-9781399801171","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399801171.jpg?v=1768266031","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399801171","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}