A Particularly Nasty Case
The fastest-selling debut thriller of 2025, from the author of global phenomenon This is Going to Hurt
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn French
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
'A great addition to the genre' Literary Review
'Biting and bleakly comic' Observer
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 book, 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 Eitan is one memorable mess of a comic protagonist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former physician Kay (This Is Going to Hurt) delivers a hilarious if uneven medical mystery farce. The only bright side of consulting rheumatologist Eitan Rose's return to work after a bipolar breakdown is his budding romance with charming hospital porter Cole. But when Eitan's boss—and soon after, the replacement boss—both die of heart attacks, Eitan becomes obsessed with the idea that foul play is afoot. Eitan is already on shaky ground mental health–wise, and his subsequent sleuthing lands him in hot water with friends, colleagues, and medical review boards alike. Scene by scene, the plot is a risqué riot; memorable episodes include Eitan stumbling into a gay bathhouse, trying to examine a corpse's rear end during a funeral, and inadvertently dosing his supervisor with a cocaine-filled inhaler. But all that zaniness comes at a price: the book's more serious moments fall flat, most of the investigation feels low stakes, and readers are likely to stop caring who the murderer is long before their identity is (clumsily) revealed. Those looking for a lighthearted farce will adore Eitan's over-the-top antics; more hardcore mystery fans will likely be disappointed.
