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The Kellerby Code

By: Jonny Sweet
Narrated by: Jack Davenport
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Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs – fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really – anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away.

But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far. His little acts of kindness take a sinister turn, giving way to the unspeakable brutality Edward fears is at his core.

Are there limits to what he will do for his friends? Are there limits to what he will do to them?

©2024 Jonny Sweet (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Crime Fiction Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Psychological

Critic Reviews

'A deft, razor-sharp debut that effortlessly bestrides crime and comedy. Jonny Sweet is annoyingly talented.' (Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said/She Said)

'Fresh, frightening, bittersweet and brutal. The Kellerby Code is wonderfully witty and delightfully dark.' (Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End)
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Great book. it took me a bit to get into it at first but then I was hooked. Great story, narration is fabulous, funny and just brilliant. highly recommended.

Wonderful

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I found this book to be beautifully written, with a unique style. The characters are rich and authentic and the story is interesting and engaging. I also think the narrator nailed it. I came across it via recommendation by Richard Osman and agree that it is well worth a listen.

Beautifully written with an engaging story

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I enjoyed the performance and was constantly wondering when the ball would drop for Ed. Would definitely recommend

Worth a listen

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I have to admit I only got through the first few chapters of this book and gave up. I kept thinking "am I missing something?" because I had read so many good reviews. I loved Wodehouse and this book keeps getting compared to his work.

But Wodehouse was a funny and effective writer. This is a like a Sunday night soup in a share household. Throw any obscure word you have on hand into the prose and hope it works. It almost always doesn't. Every analogy, synonym, adjective and adverb is irreverent, confusing or just wrong. It doesn't make the writing brilliant. it makes it agonizing (or vexing which is a word the author loves).

And I did not have one iota of interest in the characters or the plot to continue past the first few chapters. The characters are all purposely shallow but just so dull on top of that I couldn't find them funny, or sympathetic or relatable, or whatever the reader is supposed to feel to get invested in the story. The plot is lost in the density of the over-wrought writing, I didn't even wait for the murder before I quit.

I feel sorry for the actor who had to read it. He did a good job pretending it wasn't a mess. All the stars are for him.

Prose soup. ignore reviews Read Wodehouse instead

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