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Can anyone name the following Brookmyre books for me?

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Worksitoutwithapencil · 19/05/2013 10:50

I know there are a few Brookmyre fans on here so hopefully someone can help.
My DH wants some books to read on holiday and I have recommended Brookmyre, I think he will prefer the dark humour ones to the more serious crime books. I was thinking of the following but can't remember all the names:

The one where Jack Parlabane goes on an outward bounds/adventure weekend. I particulary remember some intestines being used as a rope and an accidental beheading at the hands of a snooker table and 2 Samari swords.

The one featuring a bank robbery by clowns with trampolines (is crime based but still very funny)

Also One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night which I obviously do remember the name of.

Names for the above and any other recommendations will be gratefully received Grin

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TallyGrenshall · 19/05/2013 10:57

The Sacred Art of Stealing I think is the bank robbery one

Be My Enemy maybe for the other one?

BabsAndTheRu · 19/05/2013 11:00

Be my enemy is the first one

Northernexile · 19/05/2013 11:04

A big boy did it and ran away is fab too

EffieTheDuck · 19/05/2013 11:04

There was a piece in One Fine Day which made me cry helplessly with laughter. I was reading it on the train. Blush

Northernexile · 19/05/2013 11:06

Oh and Quite Ugly One Morning too!

Worksitoutwithapencil · 19/05/2013 13:39

Thanks for the names :) - now to the library website to see if they have them.
One Fine Day was the first of his that I read - I was uncontrollably laughing out loud within the first chapter and I have recommended it to everyone I know ever since.

Just finished reading Where The Bodies Are Buried, it is far more serious crime but still good (but I do really enjoy crime fiction generally)

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TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 03/06/2013 00:10

The subtitle of Be My Enemy is Fuck this for a game of soldiers.

"All fun and games until someone loses an eye" is good.

schoolchauffeur · 03/06/2013 08:20

Definitely recommend Quite Ugly One Morning. DH read this on holiday a few years ago and had to save it for reading in the room as he kept finding himself nearly falling off the sun lounger he was laughing so much!

deXavia · 03/06/2013 08:28

Blush had to join in as you might be able to guess I quite enjoy his books....
A Snow Ball in Hell and All Fun and Games til someone loses an eye are another two I'd recommend

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