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The Satsuma Complex

By Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer is the latest celebrity to follow a bestselling memoir with fiction, in this case a crime novel set in south-east London. Your enjoyment will largely depend on your view of the main character, Gary, whose quirkily comedic observations will either amuse or irritate. A failed solicitor, he is

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