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Just finished The Prisoner of Brenda by Colin Bateman, about a bookshop owner and part-time detective (the "Mystery Man") who takes on cases brought to him by people who have nowhere else to go (or in some instances, cases that intrigue our Mystery Man). Given that he is borderline autistic, a massive hypochondriac, and an imbiber of huge quantities of pills and medicines of dubious efficacy, it is a wonder that he is able to hold his own in the big bad world outside his book store. Funny and quirky and at the same time a classic detective story with a Christie-style reveal (using PowerPoint!) at the denouement.
Just started listening to Stephen King's polemic, Guns.
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