Murder Most Fab - Julian Clary

I've always liked Julian Clary as a comedian and personality, considered him catty but very clever. Television stars turned writers have mixed success. Generally the comedians fair better than the famous for being famous types. Looking at the cover of Mr. Clary's debut novel, it screamed trashy. 'Murder Most Fab' is presented in a pink and yellow cover that certainly demands attention on the bookshelf in my local library. Never judge a book by it's cover though, so I judged it on my knowledge of the author a 'fabulous' title. This was one I was intrigued to try. 'Murder Most Fab' tells the story of Johnny Debonair, a fictional TV star. Johnny tells us about ...  Read the complete review

This is Julian Clarys debut novel and a fairly good read it is. Plot ---------------- Johnny Debonair (aka JD, aka Johnny D!) grows up with his slightly odd mother and no father in Kent before being taken to stay at his Grandmothers in London when his mother gets a little too 'odd'. It's here that Johnny begins to get a sense of himself through his Grandmothers more focused attention. Johnny moves back home and embarks on a relationship with the local high society boy before heading to Drama School. This quickly takes a peculiar turn when his new flat mate Catherine, introduces him to a dark and seedy new profession. As ...  Read the complete review

I was intrigued when I discovered that Julian Clary had written a novel as he is one of my favourite entertainers. I put it on my Amazon wishlist and luckily for me it turned up in my Christmas stocking! I was not disappointed at all because, like its author, this book is entertaining, outrageous and a lot of fun. Murder Most Fab tells the story of Johnny D. He was a boy with a slightly unusual childhood who ultimately became a highly paid and successful entertainer, skipping over a few intervening years as a much sought after rent boy! Johnny's life has always been somewhat alternative and complicated particularly when he is egged on to try out new ...  Read the complete review

I was browsing books on Amazon a few months ago when I came across this one. I wasn't aware that Julian Clary had written a book, and although I don't mind him as an entertainer he is not one of my favourites if I'm honest. Still, I thought the book looked interesting, and when I came across a copy of it in a charity shop in Edinburgh, I decided to buy it, and looked forward to reading something different from the chick lit I normally go for. ~The Story~ The prologue of the book is a letter from the fabulously named Johnny Debonair (also known as JD and Johnny D throughout different stage of his life) to Timothy. Although we don't yet know either ...  Read the complete review

I first came across this book when I was searching to see if Julian Clary had a recent biography out and found that he had written this novel. I was very undecided about reading this at first as I could not have imagined his ever being able to write a novel but I finally took the plunge and I am so glad that I did. The book is centred around Johnny Debonair who at the start of the book tells us about his life working as a rent boy in London. We learn that he lives which his close friend Catherine and it is her that got him into this life. He was struggling to make ends meet when attending college and was not enjoying his course when he found out that although ...  Read the complete review