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Martin Misunderstood (Paperback)

by Karin Slaughter (Author)
1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (9 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099525895
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099525899
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,691 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not value for money, 10 Oct 2008
By Jean Taylor (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a brilliant book at all. No substance, 15 Oct 2008
By S. Cox "Susan" (UK) - See all my reviews
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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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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars you'd yawn if it had been long enough, 13 Oct 2008
This is not a book, its a short story.... 147 pages.... its supposed to be funny, but its not. it should be free with a sunday paper!! I am a huge Karen Slaughter fan but I think this book was written by a visiting child.... :(
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4.0 out of 5 stars Martin Misunderstood
I do agree with some of the reviewers who think this book is not value for money.I too ordered this book without realising it was a novella,which I woudn't buy normally. Read more
Published 1 month ago by avid reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Martin Misunderstood
I have read all of ms Slaughter's other books,so bought this as soon as i saw it.Granted it's not as good as her other book's but i did find it very funny.
Published 2 months ago by V. A. CRAIG

4.0 out of 5 stars Martin Misunderstood
Oh, now, this was fun! It's a short, dark crime thriller with little twists and blind alleys (is that the way you spell the plural? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Molly Charles

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a novella, so what???
All you need to do is check the product description on amazon or look at the book in the shops to know that this is a novella. If you don't like novellas don't buy it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Marc Lyth

2.0 out of 5 stars Tongue in Cheek
Tongue in cheek short story. OK but we tend to expect better from this author
Published 5 months ago by Denise Hurst

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed fan
wish id read all the reviews but am such a huge karin slaughter fan and just bought it but was soo disappointed nothing like her usual standard in fact i find it hard to believe... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Page

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
I love Karen Slaughter novels and have read all of her books. I was looking forward to this one arriving and was sorely disappointed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Wendy Jones

1.0 out of 5 stars DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY
Like the previous reviewer I read this in a very short time-however I did not find it at all funny and came away at the end of the book feeling that it had all been rather... Read more
Published 6 months ago by P. Reeves

1.0 out of 5 stars Nope, sorry not for me.
I'm an avid Slaughter fan, but this one....not so much. In fact, I didn't bother to finish it, it just didn't engage me at all. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. Vaughn

1.0 out of 5 stars Martin wasn't the only one who misunderstood!
I was aware as many others were not that this was a novella from the start so that is not going to take up any more of my review. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sterile

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