Meantime: The gripping debut crime novel from Frankie Boyle

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Although the author is a famous comedian, this is their debut, and I feel it will divide the room between those who like the book and those who found it “out there.

Reading the press reviews I got the impression the book would have a early Chris Brookmyre and Colin Bateman feel to it but even funnier as it was Boyle writings. Docherty – an activist who Felix remembers from his bizarre scripts that he pitched to BBC Scotland. The title to be read and discussed is sign-posted and on sale for the whole of the previous month (with a discount for those who make it known they intend to come) and everybody is welcome, whether first-timer, part-timer or regular-timer.Meantime captures the banal and lively existence of being Glaswegian like a seesaw that drops you into oblivion. It’s really quite surreal to be honest as it follows the main character in Felix as he investigate ps the death of a friend. When Felix McAveety's best friend Marina is found murdered in the local park, he goes looking for answers. Frankie Boyle did a brilliant job of making it feel relevant and of its time, whilst still tapping into many of the arguments that still prevail. But to break through his drug-induced fog and get closer to the truth Felix enlists the help of a dying crime novelist, Jane Pickford and his crisis-ridden friend Scott.

This is Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle's debut novel and being a fan of his brand of humour, I knew I just had to read this. The story revolves around Felix McAveety, a man who is potentially prime suspect in the murder of his good friend Marina. Donnie drives Felix to meet Healing Hands charity workers that Marina volunteered with, but the pair aggravate Mary and Matt to the extent that a fight breaks out. Many Frankie Boyle-esque moments of social commentary, both barbed and not, litter the text, and whilst Felix may seem to be a complete waster, someone who would rather avoid life by sinking a few (dozen) valium, there is an astute mind there.

Notice to Internet Explorer users Server security: Please note Internet Explorer users with versions 9 and 10 now need to enable TLS 1. His reasons for doing so are not initially apparent but are explained in a couple of harrowing chapters near the climax of the novel. The next day, Mount tells Felix that while running a campaigning magazine he was sent a large amount of classified information. I fought the urge to give up several times as I became slightly bewildered by the ‘picaresque’ (more like rambling and disjointed) plot and the abundance of vaguely minor characters who flit in and out. I found this an entertaining eclectic romp, although the crime story is just the a vague excuse for an outline.

It was laugh out funny at times but he is trying to squeeze in way too many themes and personal rants.When his friend, Marina, is found murdered in a local park, drug addict Felix McAveety finds himself becoming an amateur private detective as he seeks not only to clear himself of suspicion, but also to track down who was really responsible. It's a crime thriller but it very much reflects Boyle's previous tv and stand up work, in that it's not your conventional crime thriller. Marina Katos – Felix's murdered friend, a graduate of Princeton University who was recently employed for the artificial intelligence company Beloved Intelligence while working at a Mexican bar, the Go-Go.