- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition First Printing edition (6 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002254166
- ISBN-13: 978-0002254168
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 659,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dan Starkey investigates the birth of a new Messiah on a small island off the coast of Ireland.
Back together with his wife Patricia and the baby – Little Stevie – that resulted from her affair, Dan accepts a curious commission from Cardinal Daley to investigate the tiny island of Wrathlin, where the inhabitants appear to believe that the new Messiah has been born.
The child in question turns out to be a girl called Christine, and the local population has become as defensive and generally crazy as the cast of The Crucible.
At first it’s just funny for Dan and Trish, but fairly soon the mood turns very much darker.
Packed with Bateman’s trademarket mixture of jokes, shocks and tenderness, Turbulent Priests is his best novel yet.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Even "Star Wars" refered to the past... the prequels were inevitable. read or watch-it doesn't take that much brainpower to realise the past had produced this present. I have always enjoyed authors who can link without being totally obvious. Colin does it without missing a stroke. I had never heard of the author or the feature character. "Turbulent Priests" is my first read of the authors collection, yet there is not one hint that Dan starkey had entertained us before, not a single reference to previous titles.....thats quality. Subtly, during Dan's worst moments, he regresses to his experiences long gone-they assist him in the maddest moments on Wrathlin.They urge you to want to know more, but never be as obvious to tout his previous literary adventures. This book is quality, and tells a story that finishes stronger than it starts. The style and unpredictability is refreshing, the depth and suspense is intoxiticating, the questions still to be answered inumerable..and that's deliberate. I would not even begin to tell the story of the book.That is all in the reading and would take another 274 pages to describe in my words,comedy has never been so black, satire never so compelling. Read it,I guarantee it is a must. There are few books that have made me happy to pay the cover price, after reading this I would have paid at least double to start off with
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Colin Bateman has done it again. This is one of those books that will bring every emotion within, to the surface. Starting off as what seems to be a surreal comedy, Batemans twists and turns will see you take many a long trip to the toilets just for an excuse to carry on reading. Just as you think the book can go no further, it pulls another rabbit out of the hat. A must read for priests and young messiahs alike, the guidebook to the second coming, or is it?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once again our hero returns in this, the third of Bateman's Starkey novels. Though maybe not Bateman's finest story, a reasonable Bateman beats your average novelist hands down. This time Dan's turbulent life leads him to a remote island in Ireland where the natives swear they've witnessed the Second Coming, and of course Starkey is his usual wise-cracking cynical self. His marriage temporarily patched up, Dan doesn't take long in finding a world of trouble including mad priests, a baby that isn't his and worst of all no alcohol on the island. Bateman is again able to turn the most tragic and bizarre situations into a fast paced story that will have you laughing out loud.
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Turbulant priests - excellent thriller!!!
Apart from the title, this book isn't at all religious really - it's a threat thriller/detective sort of story about cultism on an island. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2008 by Ms. L. Baudet
More Turbulent than a bag full of Priests
Dan Starkey is back in another rollercoaster ride - this time taking on the almighty himself. The picturesque and peaceful Island of Wrathlin doesn't know what's in store for it... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2000 by Kieron.Grace
Do not attempt to drink when reading
I don't think Colin Bateman can put a foot wrong. I was initially wary of this book because of the religious subject matter but it is every bit as amusing as his others. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2000 by Claire Hogburn
Another Dan Starkey winner
Dan Starkey is back and in fine form in this the third of Bateman's Starkey novels. Dan and his wife Patricia are giving their marriage another go when Dan is offered an... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2000 by Mr. A. J. Middleton
Bateman's back on track after his last book
Dan Starkey is back again, and Colin Bateman is on top form. To summarise the plot (Jesus in Northern Ireland) does not summarise the book - which is more Elmore Leonard than Roddy... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2000
The welcome return of Dan Starkey
Dan Starkey makes a comeback in this (for me) long awaited novel. Turbulent Priests sees the lovable journo travel to Wrathlin island (thinly disguised Rathlin island (off... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1999
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