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Martin Misunderstood

by Karin Slaughter
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'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' TESS GERRITSEN
'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY
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A darkly comic tale about Mr Less-Than-Average in an average world from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series.
Martin Reed, a crime fiction fanatic, is the office joke at Southern Toilet Supply. Stuck in a dead-end job and living with his cranky mother, he's bullied by colleagues, shunned by women, and tormented by his arch enemy who is now his supervisor.
Until one morning, Martin arrives at work to find the police investigating a brutal murder. A co-worker's body has been found in a ditch, and all evidence points to Martin—especially since he can't, or won't, provide an alibi.
When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. His only hope is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she's beginning to doubt his innocence. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood?
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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:
'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN
'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD
'A writer of extraordinary talents' KATHY REICHS
'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER
'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES
'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT
'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' CAMILLA LACKBERG
'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

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  • Release date

    December 26, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781407005416

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781407005416
      • File size: 153 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 30, 2008
      Who'd have thought that the disrespect and indignities Wayne Knight suffered as Newman on the Seinfeld
      series would have been just a warmup for the silly, tasteless and at times repugnant, racist and unfunny material that Slaughter has provided. The author's original audio novella focuses on murder suspect Martin Reed, an über-wimp who lives with his shrewish, nagging nightmare of a mother and who works at Southern Toilet Supply. His home life is an indication of Slaughter's originality; his occupation suggests the level of her humor. Knight, making his audio debut, gives the material his best, which is considerable. His familiar image also adds much needed dimension to Martin's flimsy construction. But the novella is so unnecessarily ugly and hopelessly lacking in either invention or humor one can only presume that the potential for Martin Misunderstood
      was, well, misunderstood.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 26, 2008
      Who'd have thought that the disrespect and indignities Wayne Knight suffered as Newman on the Seinfeld series would have been just a warmup for the silly, tasteless and at times repugnant, racist and unfunny material that Slaughter has provided. The author's original audio novella focuses on murder suspect Martin Reed, an über-wimp who lives with his shrewish, nagging nightmare of a mother and who works at Southern Toilet Supply. His home life is an indication of Slaughter's originality; his occupation suggests the level of her humor. Knight, making his audio debut, gives the material his best, which is considerable. His familiar image also adds much needed dimension to Martin's flimsy construction. But the novella is so unnecessarily ugly and hopelessly lacking in either invention or humor one can only presume that the potential for Martin Misunderstood was, well, misunderstood.

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