The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer

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Pub Date Jan 10 2023 | Archive Date Dec 01 2022

Simon & Schuster (Australia) | Gallery UK

General Fiction (Adult)

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Description

My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.

Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.

And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life…

A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781398523647
PRICE	A$34.99 (AUD)
PAGES	304

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Featured Reviews

Louise G, Reviewer

This is like a little miracle - Bob Mortimer has somehow translated his amazing way with words in stand up comedy into a thoroughly readable and really well structured mystery. It reminded me a bit of Elinor Oliphant in that the characters are funny and quirky but also kind of heartbreaking. You can’t help but care what happens to them. And, as I said, it offers a really strong mystery as the central plot. I loved this. Bob Mortimer has proven his worth as a fiction author, on top of everything else he does!