The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
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0.000 HBDThe Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
The Satsuma Complex is a comic crime novel by the comedia Bob Mortimer. It is the first one by him that I have read, but we have the sequel and his autobiography on our shelves. I think at least two of these books came from charity shops. They may end up going back to one when we are finished with them.  I do not know how aware people outside the UK are of Bob. I first saw him on [Vic Reeves Big Night Out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Reeves_Big_Night_Out) that was on TV in the early 90s. It was a surreal show that reminded me of Spike Milligan. He and Vic have done other shows together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je21ZUJUd40 More recently Bob has been through heart surgery and reached a new audience on the fishing show he does with fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse where they talk about mental health as well as mucking about near rivers. He is also a frequent guest on the panel show Would I Lie To You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvUbbJId4-Y Getting back to the book, it is about a young lawyer called Gary who gets mixed up in some nasty criminals. Bob was a lawyer before he got into comedy and you can imagine him as Gary. Gary is not really enjoying life until he meets a girl, but this leads him into all sorts of trouble. That sounds grim and it does get quite dark, but the dialogue is pure Bob with lots of whimsy. He spends a lot of time talking to squirrels. It gets a bit meta as the novel features a book that is also called The Satsuma Complex, but it seems to be a different book. There is a bit of a trend for gentle crime books such as those by Richard Osman, but this has its own style. It is not a very long book, but it plays out at a nice pace and the ending does not disappoint. It did make me laugh at times. I will be reading the follow-up soon, but I will have something different before that from my pile of books I want to read. <table> <tr> <td><img src='https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/steevc/EocDEr6axNfWsJLxaBACuswkJ5nUk3XeM8FGDRxhxNiENi4ouW1T7aS1Q2NdFtVd64P.jpeg'></td> <td><b>The man behind:</b></td> <td>@tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up<p> @proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos<p> #BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK<p></td> </tr> </table>
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