One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - Chrisopher Brookmyre Reviews

Christopher Brookmyre isn't subtle, he deals in nostalgia, sarcasm and explosions. If you dont like those things then look no further this book isnt for you. But if you love page turing thrillers, comedy violence and a plethora of quotable Scottish insults then you have found home, you have also found the best book in his ...  Read the complete review

My friend recommended this book to me and I wasn't to optimistic about how he described it 'piss funny Scottish terrorists on an oil rig' (a bit confusing yes). So I borrowed it off him through his complete nagging, and I’m thankful I did. From the start this book had me in stitches 'being knocked out by a dismembered ...  Read the complete review

"One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night" is quite simply one of the funniest books I have ever read, and I would never hesitate to reccomend it to anyone who asks. However, for those who (quite reasonably) expect a little more information about why they should be reading this book, I will attempt to explain why. One Fine Day ...  Read the complete review

A completely unlikely plot involving terrorists on an oil rig cum tourist resort moored off the west coast of Scotland; a bizarre, but believable, collection of Scottish neds on a school reunion; and a recently retired policeman in his pyjamas are the ingredients for the best comedy thriller of this or any other year. Dropping Die Hard ...  Read the complete review

Christopher Brookmyre £9.99 A school reunion in the Scottish Highlands is hardly the most interesting basis for a 400-odd page novel, but when the party is on an oil rig which is being converted into a floating holiday resort and the resort is hijacked by terrorists, anything can (and frequently does) happen. The plot ...  Read the complete review