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Originally Posted by orlok
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  . |
Just read
Wilt again and really enjoyed it. Just think put-upon husband, fantasies of murder, and a blow-up doll that almost brings down a college and the local Police Inspector, and you will get a flavour of the black humour of Tom Sharpe.
Enjoyed it enough to move straight on to the second in the series,
The Wilt Alternative. And considering I have the new Lee Child,
Never Go Back, waiting to go, that's quite a compliment.