The Long Shoe

'A genuinely unexpected storyline . . . Definitely good for a plane ride or holiday when you can settle in and soak up the idiosyncratic characters and startling plot twists.' ***** The Daily Telegraph Praise for Bob Mortimer: 'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else' The Guardian 'The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart' - Observer 'Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling' The Times 'There is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant... Like Spike Milligan, the only vintage comic whose fiction is still read, Mortimer has managed to use a novel as a vehicle for his distinctive comedic voice' The Telegraph