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Massey has an eye for black humor and the details of a life fully inhabited. ... He's got the natural voice of a storyteller. -NPR Refreshing... It takes the subject of death and turns it into an adventure that is both funny and thought-provoking... A mix of black comedy, adventure and hilarious love story, The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley is smart storytelling from a writer whose knowledge of the undertaking business shines through. -The Irish Times Jeremy Massey does for Ireland what Carl Hiaasen does for Florida. -The Charlotte Observer This is what we call 'a nightstand book' at our house: It will joyfully make its way from my nightstand to my husband's. The gifted Jeremy Massey has created a complex, fascinating and hilarious Irishman in Paddy Buckley, the delightful center of a novel brimming with passion, humor, poetry and wisdom that only comes from the Emerald Isle, where the best stories are born. -Adriana Trigiani, author of The New York Times-bestseller The Shoemaker's Wife Jeremy Massey puts a fresh and intriguing spin on the Irish crime novel with the tale of an ordinary man drawn into a deadly conflict with a Dublin mob boss. The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley is both a cleverly constructed thriller and an unforgettable story of friendship, love, and loyalty. It's sharply written, darkly comic, and full of heart. -Harry Dolan, author of the New York Times bestseller Bad Things Happen [An] intelligent and suspenseful debut novel ... A hilarious funeral home scam and a quirky dead body mix-up add to this exciting, morbid tale. -Publishers Weekly Highly readable and entertaining...the novel benefits especially from Massey's mostly restrained, deadpan Irish sense of humor. -Kirkus Reviews [Massey's] dark and zany humor is anchored by some serious reflection. -Library Journal From the Hardcover edition.
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The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley, Jeremy Massey
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- Titel
- The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Jeremy Massey
- Verlag
- RIVERHEAD
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
- Einband
- Hardcover
- ISBN13
- 9781594633447
- Kategorie
- Krimis und Thriller
- Beschreibung
- Massey has an eye for black humor and the details of a life fully inhabited. ... He's got the natural voice of a storyteller. -NPR Refreshing... It takes the subject of death and turns it into an adventure that is both funny and thought-provoking... A mix of black comedy, adventure and hilarious love story, The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley is smart storytelling from a writer whose knowledge of the undertaking business shines through. -The Irish Times Jeremy Massey does for Ireland what Carl Hiaasen does for Florida. -The Charlotte Observer This is what we call 'a nightstand book' at our house: It will joyfully make its way from my nightstand to my husband's. The gifted Jeremy Massey has created a complex, fascinating and hilarious Irishman in Paddy Buckley, the delightful center of a novel brimming with passion, humor, poetry and wisdom that only comes from the Emerald Isle, where the best stories are born. -Adriana Trigiani, author of The New York Times-bestseller The Shoemaker's Wife Jeremy Massey puts a fresh and intriguing spin on the Irish crime novel with the tale of an ordinary man drawn into a deadly conflict with a Dublin mob boss. The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley is both a cleverly constructed thriller and an unforgettable story of friendship, love, and loyalty. It's sharply written, darkly comic, and full of heart. -Harry Dolan, author of the New York Times bestseller Bad Things Happen [An] intelligent and suspenseful debut novel ... A hilarious funeral home scam and a quirky dead body mix-up add to this exciting, morbid tale. -Publishers Weekly Highly readable and entertaining...the novel benefits especially from Massey's mostly restrained, deadpan Irish sense of humor. -Kirkus Reviews [Massey's] dark and zany humor is anchored by some serious reflection. -Library Journal From the Hardcover edition.