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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I just finished Indecent Exposure by the late Tom Sharpe; a ruthless no-holds-barred satire of the South African police and South African politics during Apartheid. It was quite funny and quite dark. No heroes in this tale; only some very unlovable but interesting characters. The only bad part is that not everyone dies in the end.
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Have you tried any of his "Wilt" books? More dark humour, about a put-upon husband who decides to take drastic action to rid himself of his domineering wife.
Another great book of his is
Blott on the Landscape, this time in an English country house setting. Very funny. Was made into an excellent TV series starring M. Hercule Poirot himself, David Suchet.
He has also written a number of other standalone and short series novels, including
Porterhouse Blue, which is set in a fictional English University, again hilarious. There is a follow-up,
Grantchester Grind, which I can't remember having read, so it's now on my TBRL, thanks to your reminder
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