{"product_id":"meantime-by-frankie-boyle-9781399801171","title":"Meantime","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\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\u003e, is a hallucinogenic ride through Glasgow as one man seeks justice for his friend's murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\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.\n\nTheir investigation sends them on a bewildering expedition that takes in Scottish radical politics, Artificial Intelligence, cults, secret agents, smugglers, and vegan record shops.\n\n\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.\n\n\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\n\n\u003cb\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\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'An enjoyably dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller' – \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072621396204,"sku":"9781399801171","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10379773482686.jpg?v=1765120019","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/meantime-by-frankie-boyle-9781399801171","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}