The Alienated Assassin

In the sleepy Yorkshire town of Fetherton, love-lorn Colin Crimp yearns in vain for his boss’s secretary, the libidinous Karen, who herself yearns for everyone but Colin. His life hits rock bottom when his sex-crazed boss, Henry Plank, moves in with him, thrown out by his puritanical wife, Norah, who, in a ridiculous act of revenge, unsuitably sets herself up as the town’s dominatrix.

Still, things can’t get any worse. Or can they?

When Lambert Ticke, a man on a mission, arrives in Fetherton, mistakenly convinced that Colin is planning to assassinate the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and All Her Colonies Beyond the Sea, all hell breaks loose. And, when the American secret service, in the shape of a clinically deranged agent, Chuck Grogan, and a world-weary policeman, Bernard Lunt – who likes to kick first and ask questions later – become involved, the lives of both Colin Crimp and Lambert Ticke quickly spiral out of control.

As their worlds collide, the pair tumble towards the most explosive, manic, and hilarious conclusion you will have read in a long time.

If you enjoy Tom Sharpe, Giles Curtis and Steven Morris, then you’ll love The Alienated Assassin!