Mystery Man Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Loved it. Quirky, witty, funny. Loved the ending - thought it was really clever and a really entertaining read. Made my work commute for the past week really enjoyable. :) "

" Easy reading with a handful of surprise guffaws. Our hero is a bit too neurotic for my usual taste, but I found this a fun read nevertheless. "

" Really dull. It's a humourous mystery but it's neither funny enough to be humour nor mysterious enough to be mystery. The main character investigates a disappearance that may be linked to the holocaust survivors. The holocaust pretty much gets used as lurid horror fodder. It's use in this book is salacious, pandering and cheap. Nothing rings with emotional reality, not even a humourous emotional reality. The story rises and falls on its only real creation, the self-centred hypochondriac protagonist, who, if like me, you don't really come to like, this book makes for a long slog indeed. The 'reveal' of the mystery manages at once to be both ludicrous and predictable. By the time I got round to it I was only half paying attention. In short, this is supermarket fiction, and not even very good supermarket fiction at that. If you are even just looking for something as light as read for the beach, this will still disappoint you. It's boring, pick something else. "

" Classic Bateman: unpretentious, fast paced, silly, witty. Does what it says on the tin and does it really well! Deffo would give another Mystery Man book a look soon. "

" Enjoyed this book- very tongue in cheek style. Narrated by the main character who has some significant mental health issues but is written in a comedic style. "

" good read, tailed off towards the end but the hilarity of "the case of the missing FA cup" kept me going for hours! "

" A fairly predictable plot but the excellent writing, the cosy bookshop setting and a ridiculously amusing amateur detective who made me laugh out laugh on several occasions will have me searching out the rest of the series. "

" Mildly humorous, but too flighty for my tastes. Life's too short. Moving on. "

" This was a wonderful book! It has a funny dark sense of humor from the main character. And the story was gripping. Can't wait to start the next one in the series. "

" Dang Benedict Cumberbatch recommended this for the Richard and Judy book club so then I had to read it. And it was good! Narrator is so flawed it is hilarious, the main mystery is gripping and the ending really surprised me "

" This is brilliant. It's full of black humour but at the same time it's contains a really good intruiging sinister mystery. I wouldn't have thought it possible to combine those two elements if I hadn't read this but Colin Bateman pulls it off brilliantly. "

" Really loved this book, especially since it was set it Botanic Ave in Belfast. "

" Quirky fun. "

" Brilliant. The humour is fantastic, the plot and characters original and interesting but it is the final twist that grips. Strongly recommend. "

" A fun read, our hero reminded me very much of the type of characters Bob Hope used to play. A refreshing change but beware there is some bad language. What a great ending! "

" Probably the funniest book I've ever read and Bateman's weirdest anti-hero to-date. "

" Fluff, but amusing fluff that takes place down the street. Not a fan of the Norman Bates-esque elements though -- just too much . . . "