One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - by Christopher Brookmyre (Paperback)

About the Book

Like a highball mix of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, Brookmyre is back with his most lethal book yet. Gavin Hutchinson had it all planned out--a unique "floating holiday experience" on a converted oil rig, but his wife leaving him and a crashing gang of mercenaries change the party plans.

Book Synopsis

Like a highball mix of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, Christopher Brookmyre hits you hard and fast. Now Brookmyre is back with his most lethal book yet: One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night. Gavin Hutchinson had it all planned out. A unique "floating holiday experience" on a converted North Sea oil rig, a haven for tourists who want a vacation but without the hassle of actually going anywhere. And what better way to test out his venture than to host a fifteenth-year high school reunion, the biggest social event of his life, except no one remembers who Gavin is. That, and his wife has discovered his philandering ways and plans to leave him with a very public announcement in front of his assembled guests. Throw in a band of mercenaries who crash the party even though they aren't on the guest list, and you have a wicked farce of a thriller from one of the most original voices in mystery fiction.

Review Quotes

"Furiously paced and wonderfully absurd, with more one-liners than a Colombian coke dealer."