The Satsuma Complexby Bob Mortimer | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Humorous Novels" |
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| Pages: | 295 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Date Added: | 01/18/2025 |
| Date Read: | 03/11/2026 |
| Notes: | Legal assistant Gary goes to a pub with business associate Brendan. When Brendan leaves, Gary sticks around talking to Emily, a cute girl who was reading a book with a satsuma orange on the cover. The next morning, the police go to Gary's flat and tell him Brendan is dead. He looks up Emily because he thinks he might need an alibi. Things get increasingly complicated, especially after Gary finds a memory drive in his pocket on which Brendan has outlined how the local police have been working with a detective agency to gather and plant evidence illegally. It turns out that Emily's boyfriend, Tommy, works for the agency. He and the crooked police dog Gary, trying to find the drive. Gary loves Emily but thinks she's working for the bad guys. But when she's kidnapped, he realizes differently. He agrees to give the drive to the bad guys, but Scotland Yard shows up and arrests the crooked police. Gary goes to find Emily, but Tommy shows up. He tries to shoot Emily, but she's saved by the satsuma book in her purse. Tommy kills himself when Scotland Yard arrives. Gary and Emily end up together. |
| My Rating: | 5 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2026-03-11 16:04:24
