Dying Is Easy
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Stand-up comic Adam Hanson has one bad gig, one drunken argument with his girlfriend, Jozee Jackson, and one blank space in his memory. By morning, Jozee has disappeared.
At first, the police think she may simply have walked out after their row. But when Jozee fails to turn up for work or her gigs, Adam starts looking for her himself.
His search takes him deep into Brighton's stand-up scene, a world of rival comics, stolen jokes, secret affairs and vicious grudges, where everyone seems to know something about Jozee that Adam doesn't.
And the more he discovers about her hidden past, the worse things look for him.
Jozee was planning to leave him, their neighbours heard them fighting, and someone claims they saw Adam moving a body on the night she vanished. Worse still, Adam can't remember how he got home.
Now the police are closing in, someone wants him to stop asking questions, and Adam has to find Jozee before he loses his chance to prove what he knows to be true: He didn't kill his girlfriend.
Dying is easy. Proving you're innocent might just get you killed.
Customer Reviews
Captivating Mystery!
I thoroughly enjoyed “Dying Is Easy!” Finished it in a week as it engaged me from the very beginning. A very thrilling and captivating mystery of folks within the comedy world.
I will say, as much as it is generally said that comedians/comics can be dark and twisted people, it was a little hard for me to imagine them being involved in this type of sketchy activity. But as the plot thickened, I began to understand what motivated each character to behave the way they did. Although it pieced together nicely, some scenes did seem too much of a coincidence to take place - I.e. the narrator, Adam, conveniently bumping into certain characters at certain times. A very clever and delicate balance as it still created suspense and I still managed to be surprised at the range of outcomes.
I also wished the author expanded more on what makes Jozee attracted to Adam. It’s clear as to why he loves her, but it’s not too clear the other way around - not that it would have added much context, but would have satisfied my curiosity.
Overall, an amazing read! The twists and turns left me shocked at the end of each chapter, and if you’re like me reading this in shivering harsh winter weather, the descriptions of the blistering summer nights will somehow be meditative for you. Well done, KJ!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.