Synopsis/blurb…..
Once
you've met Jim Fosse you'll never feel quite the same about opening your
e-mails ...
A
darkly humorous short story of obsession from John Dolan, author of 'Everyone
Burns'.
WARNING:
Contains sexual references and some really terrible grammar.
Short at about 42 pages long, but it reads quicker as
this tale is set out as a series of e-mails, letters and newspaper reports.
Definitely not PC, as our protagonist endeavouring to
squeeze $10k out of his employer for unreceiptable corporate expenses such as drugs
and hookers on a business trip, manages to initially amuse, then irritate and
finally break the ginger-haired, Hispanic expense claim manager.
Dolan is all the more funny and amusing for that. There’s
a satisfying twist in the tale that lifts the story another notch.
4 from 5
With the first chapter of Everyone Burns included, John
Dolan is an author I’m adding to my read-something-else-by list. Everyone Burns
features PI David Braddock. It’s the first of three books featuring Braddock
and is set on the Thai island of Samui. Not having read too much fiction set in
this part of the world it ticks a few boxes for me.
John Dolan’s website is here.
I picked this up free on Amazon Kindle recently after
seeing the author name-checked over on Victoria
Dougherty’s website, among the Books I Loved section.
Free, short and 4 out of 5 - you're on a roll Col. Have you not mentioned this author before? - I feel I've heard of him somewhere (and would always assume it would be on your page.) I do think that is one of the best titles you could wish to hear. Oh, what the hell, I have just downloaded it - nothing to lose.
ReplyDeleteHaha, good on you Moira. I don't think you'll manage a blog post out of it, but I'll still be watching!
DeleteFirst time mentioned for John Dolan, I did a 2 by post on Harry Dolan - someone I haven't yet got around to.
I'm trying to cram in some odd shorter stuff I have laying around - a) to boost my numbers and b) because it suits my reading mood at the minute.
Oh that's probably what I'm thinking of - Harry, John, much the same really....
DeleteI thought you were stopping by to say you'd read it!
DeleteI have just googled Tom Dolan author and Richard Dolan author - they're a match! So we do have the holy trinity of Tom, Dick and Harry (and John) though not all on my shelves.
Col, it'd be nice to read something as unconventional as this for a change, not to mention the story being told in epistolary format or at least its modern version. I think I'll look it up, too, as it is less than fifty pages long.
ReplyDeletePrashant - good on you. I'll be looking forward to your reaction, definitely shoudn't take long to whizz through.
DeleteCol - It's always nice isn't it when you find something you enjoy, and it's both short and free, too. Now, that's good fortune!
ReplyDeleteWin-win, Margot!
DeleteMy third try at a comment. Sounds interesting, you and Moira both liked it. But I don't want to read a short story any time soon. Or not one I don't have yet.
ReplyDeleteMoira and myself in synch - twice in the past week! Who would have guessed it? It seems like your reading is going well enough in the longer format anyway, no need to change.
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