{"product_id":"meantime-the-gripping-debut-crime-novel-from-frankie-boyle-9781399801171","title":"Meantime: The Gripping Debut Crime Novel from Frankie Boyle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year*\u003c\/b\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\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\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\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\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'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baskerville Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399801171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Frankie Boyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378314412213,"sku":"9781399801171","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f70b6a0a-44f5-46a7-b8a0-91a5ddb1efa1.jpg?v=1701752528","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/meantime-the-gripping-debut-crime-novel-from-frankie-boyle-9781399801171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}