*FRANKIE BOYLE'S GRIPPING CRIME NOVEL: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *'A dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller' Observer'Full of scintillating sentences and perfect lines of dialogue' Sunday Times_______________________________________________________________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.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 picaresque 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'Inherent vices and scalpel-sharp jokes vie with a very human concern for those least garlanded in the rat race of life' Ian Rankin____________________________________________________________________Pre-order Frankie Boyle's new book A Short History of the Apocalypse now!Out 7th November 2024_____________________________________________________________________Real readers love MEANTIME:'Unlike any thriller you'll ever read' Netgalley review ?????'A brilliantly original piece of Glasgow noir . . . Fantastic' Netgalley review ?????'Raw, funny, and heartfelt.I loved it' Real reader review ?????'Keeps you on the edge of your seat and I loved the ending' Netgalley review ?????
