Divorcing Jack: A Dan Starkey Mystery (Dan Starkey Mysteries)

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Between these two he’s been in big-budget Hollywood fare that are clearly beneath him (Dragonheart, The Island Of Dr. I think Sean Duffy’s first involved a homosexual element in the IRA, and a rent boy: now that was unexpected – and the characters felt more complex, and real. Divorcing Jack is a Comedy film directed by David Caffrey and starring David Thewlis and Rachel Griffiths. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. An eyecatching first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Winner of the Betsy Trask Prize for Fiction.

Tohle je bráno jako humoristická knížka… a ano, pokud se chlámáte u Schindlerova seznamu, tak se budete řezat smíchy i tady. A British civil servant urges Starkey not to print his story, fearing for the consequences if the truth about Brinn gets out. But it's all so hugely good-natured and entertaining that it's easy to forgive its flaws -- even the fistful of implausibilities like Starkey's escape from a house under SAS siege (he jumps out the window). It's good to see David Thewlis, one of the finest British actors of his generation, play the lead in a British film – as he did in his prime, and not a side character in Hollywoodian films like Harry Potter. An odd one, definitely, and although I might be tempted to try the next in the series, I don't think I'll be listening to it anytime soon.The way it is written is quite lighthearted and often very very funny, but the story is far from amusing, and I found it difficult to square the one with the other. A BBC Films/Winchester Films presentation of a Scala Films production, in association with the Arts Council of England and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

A favourite of mine from the late 90s when I used to devour the excellent pulp fiction of Northern Irish novelist Colin Bateman, the source of this underrated movie.I've always really enjoyed his books, in particular the Mystery Man series but this one didn't do it for me. I have read all of the Mystery Man novels and loved them so I was quite keen to dive into the Dan Starky series. I still like the author’s writing style and dark humor, so I may give the next book in the series a try.