A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy)

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his every facial attribute was a masterpiece of bloody-minded originality, an aesthetic tribute to the forgettably average. A big thank you to Netgalley, Caimh McDonnell and the publisher McFori Ink for the privilege of reading such a enjoyable and well crafted book.

But one thing is clear, they want him dead because of his conversation with the stabbing corpse and they are always two steps ahead of him. He has written sixteen novels while his TV writing credits include Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, and the BAFTA nominated-children's CBBC animated series Pet Squad which he created. I liked most of the actual characters - even Paul, the main character, who starts out seeming like a total loser.Then there was the specific annoyance he felt every time he saw Wilson’s big shiny ginger-headed face, or heard his whiny voice or, worse still, listened to him casually crowbar into conversation his degree in Criminology from Trinity fecking College. When they were kids Barry Dodds had told him that when he knocked his granda’s body over at the wake, it was like being buried under a dozen frozen turkeys. As a man possessing ‘one of those faces’, Paul succeeds in doing his bit at the local hospice, visiting elderly patients and pretending to be their son, grandson, family friend, or whomever they mistake him for. He is obviously not rich and it is not entirely clear why he spends his young life on an occupation that does not bring income. Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

This first attempt ends with the assailant’s demise from a heart attack, but the night is still young and several more grievous attempts on his life are soon to follow. A nearly hysterical race against the clock follows, with Paul and his improvised sidekick, nurse Brigit Conroy, being chased by the police, by contract killers and by the most powerful mob boss in the city. He cursed himself for wasting the few minutes he’d had before having to flee his home on sorting through DVDs, rather than doing practical stuff like putting on some more clothes. Chapters alternate between several characters’ POV so we’re kept up on side stories that tie in to the overall plot.This makes him perfect for the elderly patients such as ones with dementia who often believe he is a family member or friend. in the sense that we both have a body with two legs, two feet, two arms, two hands, and a head with two eyes, two ears, a nose, a mouth and hair.

Feeling guilty for how this all started in the first place, Brigit – armed with some crucial detective knowledge gleamed from her love of TV crime shows – decides to help Paul get out of trouble. He regularly supports Sarah Millican on tour and has also brought the funny worldwide, doing stand-up tours of the Far East, the Middle East and once, the near east (Norwich). From here everything goes nuts, people are trying to kill him, he is running but doesn’t know why and from who and the comedy is on. We agreed that the humour was subtle enough to be very funny, and the story had enough twisty bits to be intriguing. With the loyal nurse Brigit at his side, he tries to survive, seeking the truth behind one of the biggest unsolved crimes in Irish history.One apparently set for an unnecessary sequel, but with characters that entertaining and the writing that good, why not. He has his regulars but one night Brigit asks him to visit Martin Brown, a cantankerous old man who is dying.