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'Like
Spike Milligan Mortimer has managed to use a novel for his distinctive comedic voice' - The
Telegraph 'Hilarious' - Daily Mail 'You'll love it' - IndependentMy 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 page-turning 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.
