Necropolis by Guy Portman is a black comedy featuring a classical unlikable protagonist that you’ll both love and hate. His barbed observations of society and its cultural icons will have you laughing and shaking your head—sometimes in agreement. Great book to read when you’ve been marooned by the east coast blizzard of /5(54). Necropolis by Guy Portman is a black comedy featuring a classical unlikable protagonist that you’ll both love and hate. His barbed observations of society and its cultural icons will have you laughing and shaking your head—sometimes in agreement. Great book to read when you’ve been marooned by the east coast blizzard of /5(53). · Necropolis () by Guy Portman is an unusual novel: a hybrid of both transgressive and thriller fiction. Dyson Devereux is the head of burials and cemeteries for Newton Borough council in a London suburb. He is also a sociopath, as the blurb – aping American Psycho ’s – tells us.
Necropolis|Guy Portman, Advanced Mechanics And General Relativity|Joel Franklin, The Revd. Mr. Trosse's Arguments To Prove, That Jesus Christ Is Jehovah, The Essential God: Taken From His Catechism, And A Sermon Of His On Luke Arguments Taken From The Same Catechism |George Trosse, Studies In The Interrelationship Between Miracles And The Laws Of Nature|Albert W. J. Harper. Necropolis by Guy Portman About: Necropolis is a brutal and bleak satirical black comedy about a sociopath who works for the Burials and Cemeteries department in his local council. Crime Fiction Lover Review (The UK's most prestigious crime fiction review website): This is a vitriolic and brilliantly funny book full of razor-sharp satire. Necropolis. By DavidPrestidge. 18 April, Written by Guy Portman — Dyson Devereux is Head of Burials and Cemeteries for the local council of a fictional town in Essex, England. He has risen without trace, mainly due to the demise of his predecessor, whose funeral and cremation he helped organise. Dyson.
Humour of the sardonic variety is a recurring theme in Guy’s writing. His first novel, Charles Middleworth, is an insightful tale of the unexpected. Like the author, the protagonist in Necropolis and Sepultura is a darkly humorous individual – though, unlike the author, he is a sociopath. His latest effort, Tomorrow’s World, is a satirical book of vignettes about the future. Guy Portman has always distinguished his novels with his unique sense of humour, and in Necropolis he returns to his forte once again introducing us to Dyson Deveraux. Intelligent, witty, recently appointed as head of the Burials and Cemeteries department, and a sociopath. Just when his life seems like it might turn stale, an interesting opportunity for personal betterment comes along when he begins to suspect one of his co-workers of being a wanted Serbian criminal. Necropolis is the first book in a darkly humorous crime trilogy featuring sociopath Dyson Devereux. You can read about Dyson's continued exploits in #2 Sepultura #3 Golgotha. Also by Guy Portman: Tomorrow's World: Darkly Humorous Tales From The Future. Charles Middleworth. Symbiosis. Download today to get your darkly humorous crime fiction fix.
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