The Hotel Avocado
The number one bestselling novel from the multi-million selling author
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-3985-2962-5 (ISBN)
Description
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST CRIME & THRILLER BOOKS OF 2024
'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' The Guardian
'Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling' The Times
WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie.
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he'd be letting someone down.
But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it...
THE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER
'Sweet and funny' Closer
'A stunning sequel... It's genuinely difficult to put this book down - you'll be entranced by Mortimer's humour and obvious story-telling skills' Press Association
'Characters are layered with carefully observed detail and a huge serving of hilarity' Heat
CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST CRIME & THRILLER BOOKS OF 2024
'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' The Guardian
'Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling' The Times
WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie.
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he'd be letting someone down.
But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it...
THE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER
'Sweet and funny' Closer
'A stunning sequel... It's genuinely difficult to put this book down - you'll be entranced by Mortimer's humour and obvious story-telling skills' Press Association
'Characters are layered with carefully observed detail and a huge serving of hilarity' Heat
Reviews / Votes
As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn. * The Guardian * Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling. * The Times * Sweet and funny * Closer * A stunning sequel... It's genuinely difficult to put this book down - you'll be entranced by Mortimer's humour and obvious story-telling skills * Press Association * Characters are layered with carefully observed detail and a huge serving of hilarity * Heat *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-2962-5 (9781398529625)
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Bob Mortimer
The Hotel Avocado
The number one bestselling novel from the multi-million selling author
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08/2024
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Simon + Schuster LLC
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Bob Mortimer was born in Middlesbrough in 1959, the youngest of four sons. He trained as a solicitor before a chance encounter with Vic Reeves in the 1980s led to a successful career in comedy as half of duo Reeves and Mortimer. His screen credits include Shooting Stars, Big Night Out, Catterick and most recently BBC2's Gone Fishing. His memoir, And Away..., published in 2021. It became the bestselling memoir of the year and was named Times and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. His first novel, The Satsuma Complex, was published in 2022 and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for Comic Fiction. The sequel, The Hotel Avocado, was an immediate number one bestseller on release in 2024. His books have now sold over 2 million copies. He's on Twitter and Instagram as @RealBobMortimer.