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From comedy legend Andy Hamilton comes this consistently hilarious and brilliant debut novel bursting with satire, wit and even a little heart. Kevin Carver is a household name. A popular TV soap star, heâe(tm)s coasting through life in the same semi-detached, slightly smug way heâe(tm)s always done. But when he dumps his much-too-young-for-him girlfriend in the same callous way heâe(tm)s come to treat those around him, he makes the first in a series of mistakes. One poor decision leads to another and, as Kevin wades deeper into a moral grey area, things go from bad to very much worse. The national treasure finds himself the subject of vitriolic press attacks, a police investigation, and so much public loathing he begins to wonder if he has any chance of receiving justice. As the line blurs between his own life and that of the character he plays on TV, Kevin must face the consequences of his actions if he is ever to right his sinking ship. The Star Witness is the story of one self-regarding manâe(tm)s descent into disgrace and his journey back to join the human race. A pin-sharp satire on the shallows of modern media culture and the dysfunctional relationship we all have with the idea of âe~celebrityâe(tm), it will keep you laughing, cringing and guessing until the very last page.
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A strong debut from a favorite radio writer of mine (“Old Harrys Game” are fantastic) Characters are well fleshed out and dissapointment is in not finding out more about them as book ends (Louise, did she really change?, Albie, Dougie). The writing is assured, witty but the book is not a bundle of laughs. Will certainly support a second Unbound for him in the future