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A darkly comic tale about Mr Less-Than-Average in an average world from the #1 bestseller.
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Crime fiction obsessive Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone's jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives - the school bullies now pick on him in the workplace, women still spurn him and his arch enemy is now his supervisor.
But then he arrives at work one morning to find the police on site. A co-worker has been brutally murdered and her body abandoned in a ditch. And the overwhelming evidence points to Martin - especially when he can't or won't admit that he has an alibi.
When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. The one bright star on his otherwise bleak horizon is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she's beginning to have her doubts about his innocence. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood?
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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I automatically ordered "Martin Misunderstood" as I have all of Karin Slaughter's books and I think they are brilliant. Imagine my surprise when the book arrived, a very slim paperback with just over 100 pages, in fact I read the whole book in an hour. This is nothing like Karin's other books, it's like a short story you would read in a magazine. However, on the plus side it is very, very funny; it's been a long time since a book made me laugh out loud. The dialogue of the characters in the book is hilarious. This story should have been in a compilation of short stories because on its own it is not good value for money.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OK, so where are the other short stories to make a book worth the list price. Ever had the feeling you've been duped by the publisher - you will if you buy this. This story would normally fit on 100 pages - they just drag it out with big typeset. What a pity as a book of short stories would have been good.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I preordered this book as soon as I heard about it, months ago. I am greatly disappointed by it. When it arrived I could hardly believe how thin it was - hardly a book at all! The book revolves around Martin whos mother believes he is worthless and won't stand up for himself, so she takes it upon herself to do something about that. Karin tries to write so its funny - but sadly its not, quite frankly I got fed up and thought about watching some paint dry. Its boring! It has no substance and its such a shame that Karin has done this book as all her previous books have been phenomenal. This fails miserably. Not recommended.
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A huge disappointment
Being an avid Karin Slaughter fan, I was delighted to see this on offer at my library. How glad I was that I didn't waste any money on buying it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mandy
Disappointed much!!
Since this was a karin Slaughter book I didnt bother to read the reviews I just jumped in and bought it. How disappointed was I in this book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Vixter500
A dissapointing purchase
I brought this book despite reading a lot of bad reviews on the basis that I have loved most of Karin Slaughters books that I have read so far all except another short story, I... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jay
brilliaqnt
i could not but this book down the characters were easy to follow and the ending was brilliant i did not see it coming what a twist !!
Published 7 months ago by sue
very disapointed
I was bitterly disapointed in this book, in fact, I would go as far as saying, If I hadn't seen her name on the cover, I would have thought someone else had written it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by matilda1953
Cynical, funny, bitter-sweet murder investigation
This reader thought Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen were the only authors able to combine crime with humor. This slim book is my first acquaintance with KS. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. A. Doornbos
Most satified
It was a very enjoyable read. Totally different from all the other Karin Slaughter books.
Published 18 months ago by Shaun Massie
Fundamentally different from her other books but lots of fun
I bought this because I enjoy her other books. This one is very different! It's really quite funny - like "The Office", "Office Space" or "e" but with a criminal twist. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Christa Palace
Very Disapointing
Like most of the previous people I read this book and was disapointed. It started off well with a few funny lines but then went downhill fast. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by Mr. Steven Pinnell
Martin Misunderstood
Karin Slaughter is a great novel writer and this is another great story. Not often writing short stories this was a departure from the norm, but still a great read. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by Mrs. R. E. Nash
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