“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Monday, September 9, 2013

There’s No Show Like A Jo Show

I’m very much looking forward to meeting again with Jo Nesbo (right), when I interview him for the DLR Library Voices series on Tuesday, September 16th. I met with Jo Nesbo a couple of years ago, to interview him for a newspaper feature, and it was all very pleasant indeed. He’s a charming guy – ladies of my acquaintance lead me to believe that he’s rather handsome to boot – and wears the mantle of Nordic crime’s brightest star very lightly indeed.
  On the evening in question we’ll be talking about Jo’s latest Harry Hole novel, POLICE, but I’d imagine it’ll be a fairly wide-ranging chat about the Harry Hole series in general, Jo’s standalone novels, and the Scandi Noir phenomenon. Here’s the official blurb:
Jo Nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and internationally acclaimed author. He is also the undisputed king of the Nordic crime fiction boom with sales of 14 million copies worldwide. POLICE is the tenth novel in the Harry Hole series which has been described by one critic as “exuberantly, ingeniously gruesome”. Nesbo’s haunted protagonist has been at the centre of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless people. But now, with those he loves most facing terrible danger, Harry can’t protect anyone, least of all himself. Jo Nesbo is one of the hottest properties in international publishing. Don’t miss him.
  For all the details, including how to book tickets, clickety-click here …
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