A deft and funny read - a simple tale of mistaken identity taken to epic proportions. A witty and insightful read on the foibles of working in a bookshop (from the agony of not stocking enough James Patterson, to the John Grisham impersonator and the plight of the desperate browsers...), this is in parts a detective novel and black comedy / farce. Bateman manages to skate on the thin ice that separates these two genres in a delightful way.
If you like your detective thrillers stirred and not shaken, with a comic twist then Mystery Man is for you.
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