A Particularly Nasty Case
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Publisher Description
When a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody else does though, including some quite crucial players like the police and the coroner.
But Eitan just won't let it drop, and his friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned about his mental health as his chaotic investigation and equally chaotic life spiral out of control. Is he making a career-ending mistake, or could there genuinely be a killer stalking the wards?
A deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE is the brilliantly original debut novel from Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning author of multi-million global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO HURT.
PRAISE FOR A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE
'Brilliant. It will make you laugh and weep' Reverend Richard Coles
'Amazing. I was gripped right up to the last minute' Joanna Lumley
'A work of fiendishly plotted genius' Lucy Foley
'Wild and funny and filthy and hilarious' Russell T Davies
'Viciously funny - I'm still laughing' Ian Rankin
'Very funny, very rude and very moving' Kate Mosse
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Best known as the author of the 2017 memoir This is Going to Hurt, which later became a popular TV series, British comedy writer Adam Kay has added another feather to his cap: laugh-out-loud novelist. Returning to the bustling hospital setting of his previous audiobook, Kay spins an irreverent murder mystery that’s littered with puns and pop-culture references. A Particularly Nasty Case follows Eitan Rose, a doctor who so strongly questions a co-worker’s cause of death that he becomes a murder suspect himself. Kay has a lot of fun with cross-threaded asides, from a police interview and medical report to WhatsApp group chats and internet search histories. Far more than a standard whodunit, this book doubles as an acidic comedy about the disappointments of modern life (and death). And the knowing narration comes from none other than Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings fame.
