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"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed... an impressive debut novel." --Sunday Mirror, February 1999
"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." --New Woman
"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed, managing to blend the surreal with the dullness of routine in an impressive debut novel." --Sunday Mirror
"Lindsay's celebration of loserdom is surefire top-ten material." --The Face
"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." --The Mirror
"Ridiculous and enjoyable plot." --The Guardian
"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." --New Woman
"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed, managing to blend the surreal with the dullness of routine in an impressive debut novel." --Sunday Mirror
"Lindsay's celebration of loserdom is surefire top-ten material." --The Face
"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." --The Mirror
"Ridiculous and enjoyable plot." --The Guardian
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"Lindsay has succeeded magnificently in putting the lowly barber centre-stage."
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having only just discovered this masterpiece by Douglas Lindsay I'm already well into the second. This is pure genius - the superb characters, the Glasweigan banter and the throwaway lines make it one of the best books I've read in years. It's so well written that you cannot second guess what's coming next. Now where can I get a Kevin Keegan '74?!?!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I started to read this book I knew there was going to be a murder but couldn't believe that Barney was capable of such a thing, which he clearly isn't. However the murder(s) happen and I lost valuable hours of sleep unable to stop reading this hilarious tale. It hasn't made me scared to go to the barbers but it has made me very wary of my work colleagues.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first came to read this book on the recommendation of an Amazon review. I found it to be totally hilarious, with a very original plot. The Glaswegian accents only served to make the dialogue even funnier and the banter between characters is unbeatable. I never really gave much thought to barbers (being a woman!), but this has definitely changed my way of thinking!
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Boring midnight, more like!
After reading other reviews on this book, I bought it for my Kindle. What a waste of money that was! Read more
Published 8 days ago by Wendy P
comedy noir, thickly laced with black humour
The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson is a comedy noir, thickly laced with black humour. The story is not particularly complicated, but is very well told, and there are three strong... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Rob Kitchin
Barney the Barber and the serial killer
An unexpected type of character takes the main stage in this murder/crime story. A not very talented barber called Barney armed with an inflated ego and a mother who is nuttier... Read more
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This is my first ever review here on Amazon, and it's a credit to this series that I'm prompted to write it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by trobbo
A book to share
Barney Thomson is a barber that believes he is brilliant yet others are not so convinced. I can't remember ever reading a book with a more downtrodden, socially inept main... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Little Kate
Best wordsmith since PG Wodehouse
I cannot remember laughing out loud this much at a book for many years. The author turns a phrase like no-one has for a very long time and I can't wait to read more of his... Read more
Published 4 months ago by DrJohnsonsCat
A good read
Got into these books after Amazon recommended based on other purchases. The first in the series takes a little while to get going but is full of laugh out loud moments.
Published 5 months ago by Big Franko
Death by a thousand cuts
Barney Thompson: a barber with a fading reputation, a dwindling clientele, a soap-addicted wife and a very strange mother. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Grant T. Mason
Hilarious murder & mayhem
A wife so pre-occupied with TV soaps, she barely manages to have a conversation; a more than a bit dottled 84 year old mother who's an enthusiastic devotee of TV quiz shows with... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Midnight
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Man walks into a barber's. Asks for a Tony Curtis. Falls asleep as the barber sets to work. When he wakes up, he's bald as Yul Brynner. "I asked for a Tony Curtis, you fool. Read more
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