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

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Colin Callender's Playground Nabs Rights to C.K. McDonnell's 'The Stranger Times' ". Variety. 4 March 2020 . Retrieved 13 September 2021. Everything seems to be going along swimmingly until Nurse Brigit suggests Paul visit a gentleman who hasn't had any visitors and has little time left on the planet. This is the beginning of a colossal misunderstanding which will put himself and Nurse Brigit's lives in danger. Not knowing who they can trust, forces them on the run. Desperately, Paul and Brigit receive help from police officer Bunny McGarry to investigate who and why people want them dead. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: No more on the plot as that would royally ruin it but suffice to say it’ll keep you wondering to the end. which is what brings him to St Kilda’s hospice where nurse Brigit Conroy asking him to visit one last patient – this time for some grandpa whispering for a change, but things don’t turn out quite as expected and Paul ends up in hospital. From here on in, things just get worse as the pair realise that they have somehow blundered into something neither had bargained for, and it soon looks like Paul’s life might be at stake.

Chapters alternate between several characters’ POV so we’re kept up on side stories that tie in to the overall plot. The dialogue is sharp & full of vernacular that is frequently laugh out loud funny if not downright inappropriate in some scenes. Only a people who spent years enduring the Troubles could face impending death with a shrug. The peripheral cast is large & there’s not a dud in the bunch. Standouts include the deadpan DI Jimmy Stewart, uber pregnant lawyer Nora Stokes & the unintentionally funny Dr. Sinha. NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED……grab yourself a copy, I guarantee that you won't be disappointed.It is not often that I immediately decide to buy a book based on a single review, but after (I believe it was) Magdalena's review for the second book of the series, I couldn't resist. It just sounded like the thing I would most definitely like, and I did. Paul Mulchrone was finishing up his weekly visit to the hospice, doing his granny-whispering routine to the forgetful, when Nurse Brigit wonders if he could see one more patient–a man dying of lung cancer who hasn’t had a single visitor in the three weeks he’s been there. Brigit’s still a little confused as to how everyone seems to think they know Paul.

If you’re after a crime novel that doesn’t take itself too seriously and makes you laugh out loud then I’d recommend to give A Man with One of Those Faces a go. Personally, I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, which is currently being written by McDonnell. Sorry,’ Dr. Sinha said. ‘I have a tendency to become overexcited about medical issues, leading to an inappropriate bedside manner.’Paul has a special job. Due to his generic facial characteristics, he manages to pretend to be whatever the feeble minded residents of an old people home think he is. On some occasions he is a long lost son, other times a estranged sibling, whatever might help an old tired soul to find inner peace. Brigit is the nurse who finds Paul all these hopeless cases. One day she wants him to see one more “client” a dying man who never had any visitor. Unfortunately, the old man confuses Paul with someone not so dear and tries to kill him. He ends up stabbed in hospital and the old man dead. 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. Brigit is the expert help as she read all the detective stories ever. One of the other interesting characters is Bunny, the owner of the above mentioned farts, an excellent policeman but with brutal methods and a foul mouth. CAP Award, хотя следует уточнить, что с этой книгой автор дебютировал только как прозаик, прежде много и успешно работал сценаристом на ирландском и британском телевидении, теперь живет в Манчестере. PAUL MUCHRONE... Paul is 28 and lives in a small, dingy flat in Dublin. He receives a tiny amount money from a Aunty that he despises, but if he is to get a job he will be cut off. Paul believes he is getting revenge by taking her money a bit at a time even though the Aunt is dead. The most exciting thing that has ever happened to him is being on the run even if it does get him killed!

Thanks very much. I'm trying to eat bran for breakfast these days so I am assuming that means I'll live forever. I'll be pissed if it doesn't! …more Hi Mark,

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...the Rapunzel case. The main protagonist Paul Muchrone volunteers at a hospice and is known as a 'Granny Whisperer' because he has a face that is not particularly memorable in fact it's plain ordinary hence the title of the novel. This makes him perfect for the elderly patients such as ones with dementia who often believe he is a family member or friend. While the male characters were well presented, for me it was the women who stood out. Nurse Brigit, who gets caught up with protagonist Paul at the beginning of the story and stays with him through the end. Solicitor Norah, called into action despite her heavily pregnant condition. And Dorothy, Paul's pseudo-grandmother, whose actions belie her age. They each hold their own in matters both of wit and self-defense, and help see to it that the plot is never boring. Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history . . .

But Paul obliges, in exchange for a ride home (thus saving him 3.30). Unsurprisingly, Mr. Brown seems to recognize Paul (this time, it’s “Gerry’s son”), but surprisingly, Mr. Brown seems to have a grudge. From there, events steadily go farther off the rails until the end, when it’s almost, but not quite, bananas. DI Jimmy Stewart disliked unusual. Before you knew it, unusual became awkward, and then it was just a hop, skip and a dodgy chain of evidence to awkward becoming complicated. More than anything, Jimmy Stewart hated complicated. Whispering Stories was established in 2015. The blog is here to share our love of books and the bookish world, alongside our other passions in life. We are based in the UK. If you are feeling down or even if your not feeling down GET THIS BOOK! I have no hesitation in recommending this book to pretty much anyone that has a pulse.He had nothing that came close to qualifying as a distinguishing anything. His every facial attribute was a masterpiece of bloody-minded unoriginality, an aesthetic tribute to the forgettably average. Collectively they formed an orchestra designed to produce the facial muzak of the gods.