The Meal of Fortune is a comedy thriller from a new author for me, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I only knew I loved the synopsis and the cover. I was hoping for a funny read that would take me away from the chaos my life is in at the moment…and it definitely did! I hope you enjoy the synopsis just like I did.
Failing celebrity agent Dermot Jack thinks his luck might have turned when a mysterious Russian oligarch approaches him with an irresistible proposition – help launch the pop career of the man’s beautiful daughter.
Meanwhile, Dermot’s former girlfriend Anna Preston is just as happy to be handed the chance to resurrect her own rather specialised career.
Little do they know that their paths are about to cross again – thrown together in a desperate attempt to lure the Russian, in reality a vicious arms dealer, into a highly unusual trap.
That’s going to be hard enough without having to deal with a lecherous celebrity chef, a diminutive mafia enforcer with his own agenda or one very impatient loan shark who ‘just wants his money back’. And then there’s Anna’s boss, who isn’t exactly playing it straight.
If she and Dermot are going to come out of this alive, they’ll have to learn to trust each other again, and push themselves well out of their comfort zones.
But one thing’s non negotiable. They’re absolutely not going to fall in love again. That’s never going to happen, OK?
An entertaining story that brings a Russian arms dealer, his daughter, together with a failed pop star and a celebrity agent, and last, but not least, MI5! Well, when there are these type of people all coming together there has to be crime and comedy somewhere close by!
Philip Brady really has created some unique, crazy and memorable characters for me to enjoy. As the story unfolds, we see it is clear that nobody is telling the truth about absolutely anything. This just ends in the madness that is this story. I loved the characters, who all jumped out of the pages for me and made this book such a fun read.
A very well written book with enough laugh out loud moments to have me glued to the book until I had finished. I must say I am so looking forward to the second book.
Thanks to Heather Fitt and Philip Brady for my copy of this fabulously different book.
Author Bio
Phil lives in west London with his wife two children and some animals, which also like to call the house home.
He is somewhat obsessed and bemused with the public and media’s fixation with celebrities of every stripe. This forms the backdrop of his books, which also tend to feature spies, gangsters, hit men and TV chefs.
His first novel, The Meal of Fortune, was published in 2017, with a second edition following in 2021. The follow up. Tinker Tailor Soldier Chef will be published in 2022.
Phil’s main rule in life is never to let tomato ketchup touch any food that is green. This may not have any deep meaning, nor may it be the soundest of principles to live by – but it’s better than many he’s come across down the years. Best not to go there though.
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