Big Spender by John Mccabe

Big Spender by John Mccabe

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Jake is being made uneasy by his girlfriend's strange behaviour. He knows he really has problems when people from the past he thought he'd escaped get in touch again. Then his uncle Norbert dies and the local tramp disappears at the same time.

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Big Spender by John Mccabe

Jake Cooper is a safety inspector. He and his colleague Roger are connoisseurs of that most maligned of art forms, the safety instructional video. Roger has even embraced the lifestyle to the extent of wearing a motorbike helmet when he drives his Volvo. Then Jake's uncle Norbert dies. Norbert has made cheapness his art form, to the extent of devising a chart to show when he should buy his round in order to maximise his lager to expenditure ratio, so to be honest he's not much missed. Strange that the local tramp disappeared around the same time though. Jake, who has already been made uneasy by his girlfriend's strange behaviour - she's being too nice - knows he really has problems when people from the past he thought he'd escaped get in touch again. All this and more is going to come together in the most unexpected way. Though possibly not in the most unexpected place...
Safety inspector Jake Cooper's Uncle Norbet dies although as a man who made cheapness his art form, he's not much missedStrange though that the local tramp disappears around the same time and Jake, already uneasy because his girlfriend is being too nice knows he really has problems when people from the past get in touch again.An entertaining new novel by the author of Stickleback, Paper and Snakeskin.
John McCabe is the author of three acclaimed novels, Stickleback, Paper and Snakeskin. He lives in Birmingham and works as a geneticist.
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ISBN 13 9780385602945
ISBN 10 0385602944
Title Big Spender
Author John Mccabe
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 2002-06-03
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.