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"* 'Britain's hippest crime novelist comes up with his strongest book to date' - Esquire * 'The bard of Belfast is on a roll... Belfast Confidential is the seventh novel in his equally compelling and darkly humorous Dan Starkey series... Colin Bateman is clearly the right man, in the right place at the right time' - Mirror * 'The dialogue is extremely funny and Bateman obviously works hard on his easy-going prose' - Telegraph"
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They say moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. Well, as far as Dan Starkey’s concerned, ‘they’ can stick it where the sun don’t shine because right now helping his wife with the unpacking is the least of his worries…
No sooner has Dan moved house, than his best mate, Mouse, is brutally murdered – leaving him to catch a killer, become editor of celebrity scandal magazine Belfast Confidential and compile its much-coveted Power List edition. But he's not the only one with a hit list to complete. Someone's systematically killing local celebrities and unless Dan can stop them, the magazine's going under and so is he... by about six feet.
No sooner has Dan moved house, than his best mate, Mouse, is brutally murdered – leaving him to catch a killer, become editor of celebrity scandal magazine Belfast Confidential and compile its much-coveted Power List edition. But he's not the only one with a hit list to complete. Someone's systematically killing local celebrities and unless Dan can stop them, the magazine's going under and so is he... by about six feet.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I have read several of Colin Bateman's Dan Starkey books over the years and I think that this is one of my favorites. Dan has moved home and is determined to have a quiet life but then his old mate Mouse gets in touch and things start to go pear shaped. Mouse owns Belfast celeb gossip mag Belfast Confidential and he thinks that someone is trying to kill him on the eve of the publication of the magazines annual power list.
When Mouse is killed in an arson attack Dan has to admit that he might have been right and sets out to both run the magazine and find out who killed his best mate. As always a plot that is fairly far fetched but in Bateman's hands it is so entertaining that you just don't care. I highly recommend this.
When Mouse is killed in an arson attack Dan has to admit that he might have been right and sets out to both run the magazine and find out who killed his best mate. As always a plot that is fairly far fetched but in Bateman's hands it is so entertaining that you just don't care. I highly recommend this.
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After 'Driving Big Davie' I was scared that Bateman had lost his ability to write a great novel. Dan Starkey, the journalist who appears in many of his books, was a depressed and changed man. The humor and ultra violence that made books such as 'Divorcing Jack' and 'The Horse with My Name' so excellent had seemingly misfired.
It was with great pleasure then that I found Bateman to be on some of the best form of his career with 'Belfast Confidential'. Dan Starkey is back in Northern Ireland and once again becomes involved in a murder mystery when the editor for a popular gossip magazine is murdered. Can Starkey survive his latest case and more importantly his latest job as the new editor of 'Belfast Confidential'?
This book works so well due to the characters. Starkey and his wife should really be unsympathetic as they are constantly arguing and being rude. However, a genuine feeling of love comes through, add to this a series of great support characters, you have a book full of laughs.
This book is very funny and in places violent. The only negative I could see was that the story did not wrap up as cleanly as I would have liked leaving me slightly confused near the end. However, the journey getting there was an absolute pleasure and I recommend this to people who like crime comedy novels.
Likely to be my book of the year - Pure class.
It was with great pleasure then that I found Bateman to be on some of the best form of his career with 'Belfast Confidential'. Dan Starkey is back in Northern Ireland and once again becomes involved in a murder mystery when the editor for a popular gossip magazine is murdered. Can Starkey survive his latest case and more importantly his latest job as the new editor of 'Belfast Confidential'?
This book works so well due to the characters. Starkey and his wife should really be unsympathetic as they are constantly arguing and being rude. However, a genuine feeling of love comes through, add to this a series of great support characters, you have a book full of laughs.
This book is very funny and in places violent. The only negative I could see was that the story did not wrap up as cleanly as I would have liked leaving me slightly confused near the end. However, the journey getting there was an absolute pleasure and I recommend this to people who like crime comedy novels.
Likely to be my book of the year - Pure class.
Format:Paperback
I have yet to read a bad Bateman novel. This continues the Dan Starkey saga, if you have not read any others it won't matter too much, as each novel stands alone, however, any unread Bateman is an opportunity missed. I have just purchased a lot of his back catalogue in the used category as sadly they are out of print - his publishers really should address this. Belfast Confidential is another of his wise cracking murder mysteries with a gritty plot and laughs aplenty. If you like to curl up with a good book then this is it.
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Superb- witty and enthralling
How can you not get engrossed in a book where in the first five minutes his best mate beheads a cat with a stone when helping move house - apologies to cat lovers ( i have dogs ) -... Read more
Published 16 months ago by V. Dodd
Cracking read
A pacy tale, quite gripping in its own manic way, racing to a climactic conclusion amidst hilarity and all-too-credible Norn Irish lunacy. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by Mr. N. P. Cooke
The ending let the rest down
A very good read, right up until the ending which left huge plot holes, I'd probably still recommend it but don't expect a truly satisfying read.
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by strangelad
Hilarious
Bateman's books are so funny and well writen. They are a break from normal murder mysteries. The books are so well tied in with their location, Belfast N. Ireland.
Published on 27 Sep 2009 by Caitlin Weston
Great Fun - Does what it says on the tin.
Its a Colin Bateman novel. If you are looking for a politicised, violent, tongue in cheek, thriller with an Ulster accent - you'll love it. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2008 by P. G. Harris
Great dialogue
Belfast Confidential is a great book. Nicely paced and not too difficult to follow the plot. But what made it for me is the great dialogue. Read more
Published on 31 July 2007 by Robert
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