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‘Off the wall doesn’t quite cover it’: Bob Mortimer

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer review – the sleuth is out there

The much-loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart

G ary Thorn is in the middle of investigating a serious criminal case in south London involving police corruption, domestic violence, possibly even murder, when he stops in the street to speak to a passing squirrel. He tells the squirrel what he’s planning to do next and the creature, as ventriloquised by Gary, tries to talk him out of it. “I would think around that decision a bit deeper than you obviously have,” it says.

This is how the comedian Bob Mortimer writes a crime novel: with squirrel interludes, recurring duck gags and a private eye with a fondness for novelty socks. The latter is an acquaintance of Gary’s who runs out on him one night in the pub, leaving behind a USB stick in the shape of a corncob and is later reported dead under suspicious circumstances. On the same night, Gary is also abandoned by a mysterious young woman with a button nose and severe fringe with whom he tries to flirt over steak and chips.

Gary is not a real detective. He a shy legal assistant at a Peckham solicitor’s office who panics at the first sign of danger and only persists with the case because he fancies the mysterious befringed woman who turns out to be embroiled in it.

Mortimer, himself a shy Peckham solicitor before he became a comedian, proves quite deft at writing crime fiction: the plot has a familiar noirish shape, complete with potential femme fatale, but there are enough surprises and reversals to keep it rattling along.

But it’s the details that really set this book apart. Off the wall doesn’t quite cover it. What other fictional sleuth would write “large bananas” in tiny letters on an architrave in his office to cheer himself up at work? Or assign the names Zak Briefcase and Lengthy Parsnips to a pair of dogs he passes in the street? Fans of Mortimer’s surrealist turns on Would I Lie to You? , or his internet sketch show Train Guy , won’t be disappointed. Nor will crime fiction devotees, if only they can get over the talking squirrels.

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Oct 24 2022 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne Theatre & Opera House The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer In Conversation with Charlie Higson
May 15 2022 Crawley, The Hawth An Evening with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
May 14 2022 University of Lincoln Student Union (The Platform & The Engine Shed) An Afternoon with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
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May 13 2022 Stevenage, Gordon Craig Theatre An Evening with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
May 12 2022 Colchester, Charter Hall An Evening with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
May 11 2022 O2 Guildhall Southampton An Evening with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse

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"Mainly because of the fringe. I associate geometric haircuts with the arts. You know - David Hockney, Phil Oakey, Jane Brurier - and the Doc Martens screamed the more crafty end of the arty spectrum." Page 21

"I made it into a forty-minute experience, shaving my face, ears and shoulders, cleaning between my toes, topping up with hot water every time the temperature faded, cleaning under my nails, reading the ingredients of my shampoo and toothpaste, squeezing the blackheads on my nose, cleaning the sealant between the bath and the wall, floating the cap from the shower gel on the surface and then sinking it by spitting a stream of bath water from my mouth, lying slowly down to gradually fill my eye sockets with water, polishing my kneecaps with shaving foam, shining the taps with my big toe, throwing the soap up in the air then dipping my head underwater to hear its re-entry into the swill and making spirals from my chest hair so that it resembled a Mediterranean garden. It was a good bath and a welcome break." Page 200-201

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The Satsuma Complex review: Bob Mortimer’s debut novel is a cosily enjoyable and absurd murder mystery

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Bob Mortimer and his book The Satsuma Complex

With his status as national treasure assured, Bob Mortimer can expect a lot of goodwill for his debut novel, an amiable crime thriller.

What’s more, this foray into fiction shares common ground with the likes of Richard Osman and Rev Richard Coles, whose successful transitions from light entertainers into light entertainment authors is clearly a blueprint.

Happily, The Satsuma Complex doesn’t feel like a rush job to capitalise on the bestselling exploits of its author’s peers.

Mortimer imbues his quirky characters and even stranger situations – the unwilling hero Gary Thorn has regular chats with a squirrel – with all the surreal charm that has marked out his comedy since his Big Night Out days with Vic Reeves.

In that sense it feels authentically Mortimer, as he delights in the absurd at every opportunity.

As for the cosy crime caper that Gary gets mixed up in, our unremarkable but amusingly stoic legal assistant finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when his work colleague, Brendan, is reported dead following their evening in a south London pub.

An evening in which he also has a flirtatious episode with a strange but endearing young woman, who may or may not be involved in the mystery.

There’s an encrypted USB stick, police corruption and loads of identity-swapping plot twists before the big set-piece conclusion.

As a thriller, it’s admittedly lightweight but because Mortimer has such affection for his characters and appetite for regular flights of fancy that can sprinkle magic over humdrum situations, it’s a genuinely enjoyable debut.

You can almost hear Mortimer narrating it with a little knowing chuckle. And that, of course, can only be a good thing.

The verdict: Mortimer’s debut novel is a cosily enjoyable and absurd murder mystery

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Publisher's summary

*WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2023* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Funny, clever and sweet’– Sunday Times ‘The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart’ – Observer My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice. Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers. And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life… A thrilling story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny smash hit first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.

Unabridged Audiobook
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Cleverly written fun

Bob Mortimer's clever humour and sharp wit shine through this hoot of a story; even more enjoyable to listen to him narrating

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perfect Bob Mortimer

this is a great story by the inimitable Bob Mortimer and I loved it. the performance by Sally Phillips was a perfect addition to Bob's performance.

Overall 3 out of 5 stars
Story 3 out of 5 stars

Great Mortimer, mediocre story

Bob Mortimer’s figures of speech and descriptions are very funny. The story is predictable and repetitive. Maybe for a long, long car ride.

Entertaining and Funny

A compelling and satisfying story and performance. Agree with others that I couldn’t help laughing. More please.

Overall 4 out of 5 stars
Story 4 out of 5 stars

It's like listening to Bob spin yarns over a pint.

This book was pretty good. I preferred his "...And Away" incredibly. And I loved his fishing tome, too. This was a great murder mystery/love story/only-Bob-Mortimer's-mind-could-think-of-this tale. While slow in spots, it was breezy, varyingly intense and light. The love story was a great angle...well, more of an infatuation storyline... I can't really write more without given so much away...so many of the surprises that made it such a great listen. So, I'll say this: Take this for dog walks and long drives. It'll make the time disappear.

A classic Mortimerian tale

If you love the oddball wit of Bob Mortimer, this book will not disappoint. Bob and Sally deliver an excellent performance and I for one hope this new chapter in Bob’s career continues!

Great, Funny, Listen!

A creative, funny first effort. Can’t wait for another charming gem from this new author

Performance 4 out of 5 stars

Paul Aubrey

Good story with some very ‘Bob’ funny moments. I really enjoyed and hope that there will be more.

Bob Mortimer at His Best

First novels are a glimpse into a writer's truest form. This was that and more. Gary is a protagonist that feels like a real person living a real life that is caught up in extraordinary circumstances. It felt like a friend reading you his newest idea for a novel while you laugh and love it more because the telling is so good.

A great first novel!

I feel like I’ve just had a quick glimpse of what it must be like inside the mind of Bob Mortimer, and boy how truly wonderful it is in there! I can’t say I thought I’d be listening to a talking squirrel when I started this book, but that’s Bob in a nutshell. (Pun intended) I truly hope we hear more from Gary,Grace and and Satsuma.

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About The Book

About the author.

Bob Mortimer was born in Middlesbrough in 1959, the youngest of four sons. He trained as a solicitor before a chance encounter with Vic Reeves in the 1980s led to a successful career in comedy as half of duo Reeves and Mortimer. His screen credits include Shooting Stars, Big Night Out, Catterick and most recently BBC2's Gone Fishing . His memoir, And Away… , published in 2021. It became the bestselling memoir of the year, was named Times and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for Non-fiction Book of the Year at the National Book Awards. The Satsuma Complex is his first novel. He's on Twitter and Instagram as @RealBobMortimer.

Product Details

Publisher: Gallery UK (January 10, 2023)
Length: 304 pages
ISBN13: 9781398523647

Raves and Reviews

'The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart ... Off the wall doesn’t quite cover it .. . Fans of Mortimer’s surrealist turns on Would I Lie to You? or his internet sketch show Train Guy won’t be disappointed. Nor will crime fiction devotees, if only they can get over the talking squirrels.'

' Funny, clever and sweet – and the "Richard Osman effect" will make it a bestseller ... The good news is that there is a lot of Mortimer’s ridiculousness in all this. Gary loves a regular chat with a squirrel in his playground, and his favourite chat-up lines include, “Have you ever needed to use a tourniquet in your work environment?”'

– Sunday Times

'As in his television work, Mortimer conveys an infectious joy in his own oddity, and, as his recent bestselling memoir And Away… showed, there is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant. And although I can’t imagine non-fans emerging anything other than baffled, those who are used to his brand of weirdness will find that the book works well as a thriller, too. 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

' An offbeat romantic thriller, as if Salvador Dali scripted a Hitchcock film... It's as a comic novel that the book is most memorable. It contains the funniest description of somebody having a bath that you're ever likely to read… But there is genuine tension at times, and I came to believe in and care about the central characters. More than just a tour of the wonderfully weird mind of Mortimer , it works - for the most part - as a novel.'

– Daily Express

'I’m delighted to report it’s as hilarious and surreal as you would expect… stuffed with laugh-out-loud moments .'

– Daily Mail

'With Mortimer’s self-mocking wit , plus an audio version read by Sally Phillips, alongside the man himself, what’s not to love?'

– Saga, Book of the Month

'The first novel from comedy legend Bob Mortimer is as funny, idiosyncratic and full of squirrels as you’d expect. It’s also really rather lovely .'

– HEAT, Book of the Month

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“It was a thick hardback – The Satsuma Complex . The jacket was dark blue and in the middle of the front cover there was a large satsuma orange, with the silhouette of a squirrel inside. It looked shit.” – Bob Mortimer, The Satsuma Complex .

Do not sell yourself short, Mortimer. From just half a page, the colloquial, humorous charm of Mortimer is asserted. The Satsuma Complex is light and breezy reading for those that can imagine the latter half of Reeves and Mortimer reading out an oddity in long form. His prose throughout feels frequently narrative, visual too. The Satsuma Complex does not have the structure that would usually be held to that sort of writing style, but Mortimer cuts through with clear, short sentences and weird detail that would otherwise be left in the first draft. It is a breath of fresh air and a light bit of fun with those ever-present hilarities so frequently found in his work on television. A big-screen adaptation of The Satsuma Complex may spring to mind immediately for the more imaginative.

As it rolls on, Mortimer begins to loosen from a well-served comedy structure in the first act into some genuine, very clever moments of keen detective work. The spiral of Gary into what is an underbelly of crime, corruption and solid steak and potato pies is as lightly delivered as it is committed and firmly rounded. Even within that and the solid character workings throughout are well-engaged breaks. The Satsuma Complex is paced beautifully and makes for a very light and engaged read, its solidification of consistency quite the treat for those that thought comedians and those in the public spotlight would not be up to the task of firing through with genuine dramatics or well-made reading material. It gives new light to what those in the comedic sphere can offer, a transition that gives Mortimer a chance at being quite the novelist.

Much of that comes from a surprising level of cemented qualities and flickers of prose. Long-running sentences break the flow of shorter spats of tension in previous chapters. A knack for rummaging through the past and making the backstory, character relationships and build-up as natural and entertaining as possible. The Satsuma Complex’s structure is surprisingly good, especially given that it could buckle under the fruitier concepts at any moment. Its simplicity in the story, the descriptions of it and the locations are inherent to the colloquial charm that comes from its South London-set features. There is a charming flow to that, utilised well by the prose Mortimer offers. He captures the heart of a single, middle-aged solicitor, using throwaway descriptions of bananas mixed with hot concrete to underline a real, authentic style.

Coffee as an emergency service, longing for the return of a meet-cute and murdered friends all pile onto The Satsuma Complex and it is the great range and loose style of Mortimer that keeps it afloat. It is a book for those that find themselves set in their temporary ways, the “abandoned fridge” lifestyle as Mortimer so comically calls it. The Satsuma Complex is lovely, light and charming. A bit like a Battenberg slice, which Gary appears fond of throughout. Grace, Emily and company make for good subplot devices, nice intermissions to break the flow of thought that Gary often presents. There is a multitude of narrative threads and figures under this surface, knocking back and forth with real fun and commitment to the mystery at the heart of it.

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The Satsuma Complex – Bob Mortimer

After having one of 2021’s biggest-selling books with his autobiography, ‘ And Away,’ Bob Mortimer’s first novel, The Satsuma Complex, comes out this week (October 27th) from Simon and Schuster.

I was lucky enough to see Bob on stage in conversation with Charlie Higson earlier this week, talking about the book. During the talk, he spoke at length about his craft, his writing style and the technical detail behind writing a novel. (All of this is, of course, untrue. In reality, he claimed he didn’t know whether the book was a crime novel or not, wouldn’t know how to give an elevator pitch on its content, and summed up his writing process to reduce guilt about spending 10 hours a day watching telly. (Even this detail was interrupted by thoughts as random as business opportunities for Sports Direct branching out into meat sales)

So, here’s my elevator pitch: The Satsuma Complex is a novel with the humour, honesty and occasional surrealness of his autobiography, featuring Gary (a fictionalised Bob at 30 years old) living a lonely life in London, looking for love, a missing acquaintance and good Battenburg cake.

Oh, and there’s a squirrel he has conversations with along the way.

There have been many comedian-turn-crime-writers recently. An even more significant number of ‘celebrity novelists’. Cynical readers and writers will ask questions like:

Did they really write it? (Yes, it’s clearly written by him: it’s got Mortimer’s voice all over it as much as his autobiography had. He might claim ignorance of the genre, but it is as assured in its tone and structure as many crime novels I’ve read and is much better than certain other comedians’ efforts I’ve read this year.)

Would it have been published if it wasn’t by them? (Possibly: the question mark is not on the quality of writing, but merely the jackpot entailed: we accept the quirkiness in a way because we can picture Bob writing it (and, I’m assuming, providing narration for the audio version)

And even if it was published, would it get the promotion push from the publisher if it were a ‘regular’ first-time author? Of course not. Let’s not be naive. Publishing is a business, and profit is essential. But judging by his performance in conversation with Higson, I guarantee that Bob Mortimer will not be rocking up at Crime Festivals desperately proclaiming his ‘credentials’ as a ‘bona fide’ crime writer who has been working on this for most of his life. He’s not ‘poncey’ about it…and in some ways a PR dream; in other ways, I imagine a few Simon and Schuster bods were in the wings thinking, ‘” Please don’t say that….”

And thank god for that.

There are ‘Bobisms’ throughout the book – from early on imagining dogs called Zak Briefcase and Lengthy Parsnip to ‘banana petrol aftershave by Seb Longcoq’ to a cameo appearance in a pub from a John Bell, presumably arrived after a train-based conversation: an easter egg for fans, but not distracting for those unfamiliar with his social media posts…), and the many, many semi-surreal comments and observations throughout the book.

But it’s also a well-constructed mystery story that comes together sliver by sliver. And if it sounds patronising to seem surprised that is the case, it’s because Mortimer works hard to underplay himself in person (“I think the last 20% is ok…’ he’d deadpanned to Higson in the interview, who shrugged and conceded, ‘maybe 10 %…’)

Despite the number of comedians who have tried their hand at it, I find very few writers: comedians or not, can do funny crime fiction. The humour either comes across as half-arsed routines they never took to stage that are out of step with the supposed tension of the book or just not that funny.

For every Colin Bateman (whose Mystery Man novels I’d say this is closest to in tone) or Carl Hiaasen that does write good, funny crime, there are a hundred efforts that don’t work.

This one did.

Plot-wise it’s relatively simple: dull boy meets mystery girl and finds himself involved in a dongle mystery, jealous exes, and questionable authority figures.

Yes, you may be hearing Bob in your head as you read it, and picturing him playing Gary in every move, thought, and insecurity, but you know what?

I see that as a good thing.

Its simpleness, in writing and plot, is deceptive though: from the very first lines:

My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. I live by myself in a one-bedroom flat…

A writing checker would immediately tell you that’s three monotonous lines, and you should change it. But it’s the very simplicity that holds the charm – and sneaks up to deceive with some lovely lines:

To describe me as anonymous would be unfair, but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity

And that’s not one example from somewhere deep in the book – that’s on page one.

Moreover, the way Mortimer introduces slight but well sketched characters who may or may not be more than they seem are introduced more subtly than many experienced crime authors manage it.

A bit like its author, there’s more going on in the book than you might first appreciate.

“ Rollercoaster is not the word – ‘book’ fits much better ” is one of the blurb quotes on the back of the book.

Given that this quote comes from ‘Annette Kurtain’, you have to wonder about its authenticity…but unlike the blurbs I’ve seen on many celebrity novels this year from well-respected authors, I concur with this one, real or not.

The Satsuma Complex is a book – and a good, original comedy crime caper it is too.

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Bob Mortimer reveals his second novel is a mystery, The Long Shoe

Exclusive Saturday 2nd September 2023, 8:50am by Jay Richardson

Bob Mortimer has revealed that his second novel is called The Long Shoe , about a man who loses his wife
The story is "about a bloke who's wife leaves him but maybe she's been taken, he's got to find out" Mortimer told The One Show . "On the way he utilises a very long shoe to solve the mystery"
Meanwhile, Mortimer's debut novel, The Satsuma Complex , has been renamed The Clementine Complex for publication in the US

Bob Mortimer has revealed the title and plot of his second novel, a mystery.

Provisionally called The Long Shoe , he disclosed that he only has 20 pages of it still to write on last night's episode of The One Show , appearing alongside his Gone Fishing co-star Paul Whitehouse .

The story is "about a bloke who's wife leaves him but maybe she's been taken, he's got to find out" Mortimer explained. "On the way he utilises a very long shoe to solve the mystery. It's a great book!"

When fellow guest Greg Davies questioned this, asking, "have you written it Bob? Because it sounds like you're making it up", Mortimer protested: "Honestly!"

The comedian first revealed that he was writing a second novel in May, following the success of his debut The Satsuma Complex . He told Kathy Burke on her Where There's A Will, There's A Wake podcast, that he would not be reviving his semi-autobiographical, disaffected legal assistant character Gary Thorn from the first novel.

"I thought if I did the same character, I'll just write the same book," he said. "So I thought, you know, go do something different."

The Satsuma Complex is being published in the US on Tuesday but with its name changed to The Clementine Complex .

Mortimer's publishers Simon & Schuster could offer no reason to British Comedy Guide for the name change. However, it seems likely to be chiefly alliterative, as satsumas tend to be sold as tangerines in the States.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns for a sixth series on BBC Two on Sunday. Mortimer has also just penned the foreword to How We Fish: The Love, Life And Joy Of The Riverbank by Whitehouse and the show's fishing consultant John Bailey , published 14th September by Mudlark .

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Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer

My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.

Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.

And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life…

My Thoughts…

I love a good mystery (even though I don’t read that many anymore), and even more so if any humour is promised so The Satsuma Complex sounded like just the book for me. I received a sampler from NetGalley (although I hadn’t immediately realised it wasn’t the full copy) and finished listening to it on audiobook on Storytel.

I’m not too familiar with Bob Mortimer and his brand of humour, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this , but I was in the mood for a light read and to switch it up a little after lots of fantasy books. Unfortunately, this didn’t really meet my expectations.

The premise was quite good and I liked the mystery aspect of it , though I won’t go into any details to avoid spoilers. I tend to like stories where we don’t really know which characters we can trust, and there was plenty of that going on here. However, for the most part, the characters just felt flat . I definitely appreciated the attempt at introducing a wide and varied cast, and there certainly were some colourful characters in there, but to me, they all felt very one-dimensional and I never actually started caring about any of them , which meant the stakes were very low whenever any amount of danger was involved.

I found the main character to be very annoying and… well, just not funny. I did like his relationship with his neighbour Grace and her dog, which I found wholesome and sweet, but he didn’t really have much else going for him. I found it very hard to get through the book and was bored for the most part . I really only finished it because it wasn’t overly long and I wanted to see if it would improve when everything wrapped up. The ending itself was good , but it didn’t really make up for the rest.

This is by no means a bad book; if anything, I found it fairly average , just like Gary: not anonymous, but not memorable either. It probably just wasn’t my kind of humour and others may like it a lot more, but this one just wasn’t for me.

Rating: 2/5

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The Satsuma Complex

By Bob Mortimer

Loved it! 😍

Bob Mortimer's debut novel is pure Bob: a little surreal but good-natured which twinkles throughout with humour and friendship-and squirrels

I love Bob Mortimer - who doesn't? Having spent so many years with Vic Reeves, Bob is pretty much an entity in his own right and as an older man, he is fast becoming, if not having already obtained the status of, a national treasure. He has a warmth about him as well as being incredibly funny and both of these attributes pervade his first novel, The Satsuma Complex .

It's a bit of a thriller really, which may be a surprise. It tells the story of Gary, a solicitor in London who is not high-powered or highly ambitious: he is one of life's plodders. When he meets his friend, Brendan in his local pub, it leads to a further encounter with a young lady, Gary being a shy man intent on gaining some romantic involvement with any young lady somehow; this one-off interaction with a stranger who he initially names Satsuma, having not caught her real name (she is reading a book called The Satsuma Complex ) seems promising.

Unfortunately, all is not as it seems and when Brendan goes missing and suspicious looking police officers turn up asking questions, Gary finds himself thrown into a situation for which he is ill-prepared, mild-mannered weakling that he is. Thank goodness for the advice of squirrels to guide him!

Actually, there are no talking squirrels in this book despite misleading comments on covers from reviewers to make you think there are. No, Gary talks to the squirrels that spring up in front of him at regular points during the book but it is Gary's voice which is the voice of the squirrel: he uses them as a sounding board and it is Gary's internal monologue, the voicing of his thought process which provides the conversation from the squirrel. The squirrel is merely a handy furry prop to aid Gary's cognitive digestion. I was glad about this as I think talking squirrels would have made the book bonkers instead of just a little bit daft and would have taken away something from its realism - obviously.

So, do things work out for Gary? Well, that's for you to read to find out but there is lots of goodness and humour in this book, from friendships made to support offered to bad guys brought to justice, that recommend it and Bob fans will be happy.

As a Bob fan, I feel qualified to state this.

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Bob Mortimer: I'm writing a second novel

Following the success of The Satsuma Complex

Bob Mortimer is writing a second novel, following the success of his debut, The Satsuma Complex.

However new title will not feature Gary – the semi-autobiographical character of a disillusioned legal assistant – who was at the centre of the first.

‘I thought if I did the same character, I'll just write the same book,’ the comedian told Kathy Burke on her podcast. ‘So I thought, you know go doing something different.’

Then he joked: ‘As it happens, it is the same book!’

Mortimer added that it was ‘very nerve-racking for someone like me, writing a book. That's a new arena to be judged in, so I was just pleased not to be completely slagged [for the Satsuma Complex].

No title or publication date has been announced for the new novel.

The Satsuma Complex came out in 2022 following the success of his memoirs, And Away… made the Sunday Times bestseller list. It is out in paperback tomorrow.

On he podcast, Mortimer also said that he regretted having never done a solo stand-up show, and said: ‘I wouldn’t mind doing that.’

But he added: ‘I've always loved doing stuff with other people.

‘I used to see – no names – but some comedy performers, they’re right fuckers. You know what I mean? They’re not particularly nice. I’ve put a bit of it down to the fact that they are on their tod, being pampered backstage, being driven… But I’m not going to get away with that in front of Vic. Yeah. Nor is he in front of me. It's good to be with someone and you know, enjoy it as a holiday rather than [work].

‘But now I think maybe it would have been fun to have the bottle to go up and just try to do it.’

Burke’s podcast, Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake , revolves around death and Mortimer said he’d like to die fighting a bear – or hit by an articulated lorry carrying Flumps.

And he said he was once mistaken for TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh.

‘I went to see Rufus Wainwright at the Brighton Dome,’ he recalled. ‘And I went out for a fag and they wouldn't let me back in. Then the security bloke beckoned me and let me in and he thought I was Alan Titchmarsh, 100 per cent. He said, "Alright, Alan."’

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Published: 24 May 2023

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Listening Length 6 hours and 52 minutes
Author Bob Mortimer
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Audible release date October 27, 2022
Language English
Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio UK
ASIN B0B5Y3GR9P
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Gallery Books UK has revealed details of Bob Mortimer’s new novel, The Hotel Avocado, due in August 2024.

Mortimer’s second novel is a sequel to his bestselling début The Satsuma Complex , winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction last year.

Holly Harris, publishing director at the Simon & Schuster UK imprint, acquired world rights from Caroline Chignell at PBJ Management. It will be published on 29th August 2024 in hardback, e-book and audio, read by Mortimer, alongside “an unmissable marketing and publicity campaign,” Gallery Books said. Special editions will be available for independent booksellers, and signed copies available to pre-order via Waterstones and W H Smith.

Mortimer said: “I missed Gary, Emily and Grace so much that I decided to write the next chapter in their adventures. Gary is slighter braver, Emily well out of her depth and Grace as stubborn and rude as ever. Together they might succeed, but separated they stand to fall. I wish them all the best and if you ever bump into them please feel free to buy them a slice of Battenberg.”

Harris said: “Bob has written another brilliant book and we cannot wait to publish it. The Hotel Avocado is as funny and thrilling as The Satsuma Complex , and readers are going to love it.”

The synopsis reads: “Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace, and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down.

“But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette-scented vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.”

Combined sales of Mortimer’s memoir And Away … and his début novel The Satsuma Complex (both published by S&S UK) have now surpassed 1.1 million copies for £9.9m through Nielsen BookScan. The two books were shortlisted for The British Book Awards, in Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year 2022 and Début Fiction Book of the Year 2023 categories respectively.

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The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer review
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer is published by Gallery Books (£16.99). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may.
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Comedian and national treasure Bob Mortimer is best known for being one half of the infamous Reeves & Mortimer. Bob Mortimer tour dates listed on Ents24.com since Aug 2021. ... The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer In Conversation with Charlie Higson . May 15 2022. Crawley, The Hawth. An Evening with Mortimer & Whitehouse Bob Mortimer, Paul ...
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Bob Mortimer wins Chortle Award for Best Book. 7th February 2023. Bob Mortimer won the book prize for his debut novel The Satsuma Complex. Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer both winners in the 'Comedy.co.uk Awards' 2019. 28th January 2020. Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer capped off a very successful 2019 with victories in the 'Comedy. British Comedy ...
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
This is a review for the 2 chapter version of The Satsuma Complex. Much loved comedian, actor and tv presenter Bob Mortimer, has now turned his talents to writing a mystery novel. Now just because he has a wonderful sense of humour and acting talents doesn't automatically grace him with great literary abilities. Initial thoughts?
Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
Gary Thorn is our thirty year old narrator in The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer. Gary is an average, unremarkable legal assistant in London, low on friends but instantly likeable. When drinks at the pub with acquaintance from work Brendan come to a premature close, Gary starts chatting with a young woman at the bar.
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The Satsuma Complex review: Bob Mortimer's debut novel is a cosily enjoyable and absurd murder mystery. Ben East Published Nov 14, 2022, 12:01am | Updated Nov 14, 2022, 12:33pm.
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd. ISBN: 9781398521230. Number of pages: 320. Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 20 mm. MEDIA REVIEWS. 'The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in ...
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The Satsuma Complex review: Bob Mortimer fills his debut thriller with surreal jokes. Translucent toffee trousers and roadworks-scented perfume bring a joyful oddity to the Shooting Stars comedian ...
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The Satsuma Complex as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Sally Phillips, Bob Mortimer. Discover the English Audiobook at Audible. Free trial available! English. English ... Victoria Coren Mitchell won a million dollars on the European Poker Tour. In her long-awaited memoir, she tells the story of that victory, but also of a 20-year obsession ...
The Satsuma Complex
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer - My name is Gary. I'm a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. ... The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer. ... More than just a tour of the wonderfully weird mind of Mortimer, it works - for the most part - as a ...
The Satsuma Complex by Mortimer, Bob
Bob Mortimer has written a super fun tale of the Good overcoming the Bad while revealing character flaws and the antics by degrees as in real life of the Good. Great fun with some very funny lines and passages, as you'd expect from Bob Mortimer. Highly recommend this novel which flows swiftly from beginning to end.
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Those who adore Bob's cuddly, absurdist humour shouldn't fret, The Satsuma Complex may include guns, murder, mysterious women and many of the usual trappings of the crime genre but, filtered through Mortimer's unique style of comedy, the end product is a crime novel that's a thrilling page-turner injected with the warm humour you'd ...
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A big-screen adaptation of The Satsuma Complex may spring to mind immediately for the more imaginative. As it rolls on, Mortimer begins to loosen from a well-served comedy structure in the first act into some genuine, very clever moments of keen detective work. The spiral of Gary into what is an underbelly of crime, corruption and solid steak ...
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The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer. After having one of 2021's biggest-selling books with his autobiography, ' And Away,' Bob Mortimer's first novel, The Satsuma Complex, comes out this week (October 27th) from Simon and Schuster. I was lucky enough to see Bob on stage in conversation with Charlie Higson earlier this week, talking ...
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The Satsuma Complex: Novel Personal life ... 2015, Mortimer underwent triple bypass surgery, which led to the cancellation of the first leg of the Reeves and Mortimer 25 years tour. On the day of his hospital admission, he married Lisa Matthews, his girlfriend of 22 years, under a special marriage licence express from London. ... Bob Mortimer ...
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Bob Mortimer has revealed that his second novel is called The Long Shoe, about a man who loses his wife. The story is "about a bloke who's wife leaves him but maybe she's been taken, he's got to find out" Mortimer told The One Show. "On the way he utilises a very long shoe to solve the mystery". Meanwhile, Mortimer's debut novel, The Satsuma ...
Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer. 9th May 2023 Beatrice @ Book for Thought. I received an advanced review copy of this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Gallery UK.
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
Having spent so many years with Vic Reeves, Bob is pretty much an entity in his own right and as an older man, he is fast becoming, if not having already obtained the status of, a national treasure. He has a warmth about him as well as being incredibly funny and both of these attributes pervade his first novel, The Satsuma Complex.
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The Satsuma Complex - Kindle edition by Mortimer, Bob. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Satsuma Complex. ... More than just a tour of the wonderfully weird mind of Mortimer, it works - for the most part - as a novel.'
Bob Mortimer: I'm writing a second novel : News 2023
Bob Mortimer is writing a second novel, following the success of his debut, The Satsuma Complex. However new title will not feature Gary - the semi-autobiographical character of a disillusioned legal assistant - who was at the centre of the first. 'I thought if I did the same character, I'll just write the same book,' the comedian told ...
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Satsuma Complex. A Paperback edition by Bob Mortimer in English (25 May 2023) £9.99 + FREE delivery. 50+ available. Add to basket. Add to wishlist. FREE delivery to United Kingdom between 9th and 20th April. Wordery has an Excellent rating of 4.7 on. Short Description: *WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2023*...
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A thrilling story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny smash hit first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer. Read more ©2022 Bob Mortimer (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK
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Combined sales of Mortimer's memoir And Away… and his début novel The Satsuma Complex (both published by S&S UK) have now surpassed 1.1 million copies for £9.9m through Nielsen BookScan. The ...
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Event Tickets ... The Sequel to The Satsuma Complex (Hardback) Bob Mortimer (author) Sign in to write a review. £22.00. Hardback 352 Pages Published: ... View basket Checkout. View other formats and editions. Synopsis Author. The sparkling sequel to Mortimer's bestselling The Satsuma Complex fizzes with off-the-wall humour and mystery, ...

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