A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy)

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Well….a lot actually. By the time the dust settles Paul is in the local A&E, a hitman has been hired to kill him and the Gardai have a few questions about the body he left behind. Colin Callender's Playground Nabs Rights to C.K. McDonnell's 'The Stranger Times' ". Variety. 4 March 2020 . Retrieved 13 September 2021. LiveLib. Начиная читать, представления не имела о том, что это будет. Детектив? Недурно. Ирландский? Еще лучше, про Ирландию мы любим. Начало предвещало, что будет интересно: парень волонтерит в доме престарелых и хосписе, наносит визиты старикам, тщательно фиксируя в журнале время пребывания. Exactly. The patient knows enough to get that they should know who this person is. So when I walk in and say hello-'

If you’re after a crime novel that doesn’t take itself too seriously and makes you laugh out loud then I’d recommend to give A Man with One of Those Faces a go. Personally, I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, which is currently being written by McDonnell. Part of my problem is compounded by the publisher’s policies. They push authors to go for the long engagement, usually upward of 12-20 episodes per series. The character development is top notch, each character bringing something original and fresh. Here is an example of just a few of the weird and wonderful characters that you will encounter. Did she?” “It was in The Herald,” she confided. “Apparently you can’t move for Chinese lads these days. I don’t know what’s happening at all. You’d be afraid to go out at night.”Have to say I’ve been waiting for this one for a while, a rare book on the library circuit but one in high demand which has finally reached me after 4 months of waiting list so no pressure then! A big thank you to Netgalley, Caimh McDonnell and the publisher McFori Ink for the privilege of reading such a enjoyable and well crafted book. If you are feeling down or even if your not feeling down GET THIS BOOK! I have no hesitation in recommending this book to pretty much anyone that has a pulse. It’s a tried and tested device in crime novels, to have an innocent bystander turned into a runaway criminal through mysterious conspiracies. That, and having a beautiful, funny girl as his partner in crime and/or assistant detective.

Paul has a special job. Due to his generic facial characteristics, he manages to pretend to be whatever the feeble minded residents of an old people home think he is. On some occasions he is a long lost son, other times a estranged sibling, whatever might help an old tired soul to find inner peace. Brigit is the nurse who finds Paul all these hopeless cases. One day she wants him to see one more “client” a dying man who never had any visitor. Unfortunately, the old man confuses Paul with someone not so dear and tries to kill him. He ends up stabbed in hospital and the old man dead. From here everything goes nuts, people are trying to kill him, he is running but doesn’t know why and from who and the comedy is on. Brigit is the expert help as she read all the detective stories ever. One of the other interesting characters is Bunny, the owner of the above mentioned farts, an excellent policeman but with brutal methods and a foul mouth. NURSE BRIGIT…Nurse Brigit meets Paul through the hospice that he volunteers at. Paul describes her looks as… 'she wouldn’t be launching a thousand ships any time soon but she��d undoubtedly create a fair bit of interest in a chip shop queue' . Brigit has a fascination with anything to do with Crime such as TV, movies, and books, which she believes makes her an expert in the underbelly of criminal activities from murder to espionage. Paul Muchrone is a ‘granny whisperer’ – a what? I hear you say? What he does is visit the elderly in hospital and sits with them as if he is a relative. This all came about when he was visiting an old lady on the ward and he discovered his talent.When you have ‘one of those faces’ you can get away with murder. You know, one of those faces that blends seamlessly into a sea of people. Distinctly average and not quite the face you’d expect from a novel’s leading man. Yet, this face – ‘a masterpiece of bloody-minded unoriginality, an aesthetic tribute to the forgettably average’ – is just the face that McDonnell lends to his main character, Paul Mulchrone. Our leading lady, Nurse Brigit, doesn’t fare much better either; her’s is a face that wouldn’t sink a thousand ships, but could raise the pulses of the guys waiting for chips at the local fish bar. In the meantime, he was dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s, waiting for the S and the H to show up.”

And then we have Detective Inspector Jimmy Stewart is just about to retire and he’s showing the ropes to and simultaneously trying to increase Detective Wilson’s film knowledge, to no avail. While on duty charged with Paul’s protection they come across something dodgy… Humorous crime at its finest. Droll, witty and highly entertaining. The writing is skilled and captivating." ***** AudiothingA great novel, a non-trivial plot, an interesting intrigue. there is a wildly charming Irish Dirty Harry. And the opportunity to laugh heartily with a book is worth appreciating in our dark times. The literary debut of Quiv McDonnell turned out to be very successful, "A Man with One of many Faces" was nominated for a CAP Award, although it should be clarified that with this book the author made his debut only as a novelist, previously worked a lot and successfully as a screenwriter on Irish and British television, now lives in Manchester. AND…….. PHEW……. It’s a grand start, the man with one of those faces is straight into it’s patter, the main character is a dry individual & one I immediately took to with his sarcastic humour & observations of life. Very funny is Paul from the off….. or is that his real name?