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The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

By: Christopher Shevlin
Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
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When Jonathon Fairfax accidentally helps a murderer bump off Sarah Morecambe, the secretary of a senior politician, he sets off a chain of events that astonishes him. Jonathon is wrong-footed by even the most everyday things, so he's particularly startled to find himself caught up in a conspiracy that goes right to the heart of government. Teaming up with a suave private investigator, a glamorous grannie and the probable love of his life, Jonathon must confront his greatest fears - including talking to girls and balaclava-clad killers - and answer some very difficult questions. Who murdered Sarah Morecambe? What is the strange secret that unites the entire British government? And what exactly does it feel like to kiss a real-life woman?
With its naïve, reluctant hero and wry look at life, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax has been compared to books by Douglas Adams, Carl Hiaasen and PG Wodehouse.
"You can't help being tickled" - The Guardian
"Not many books make me laugh out loud, but The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax is one of them... A comic gem" - Stylist magazine
"Shevlin was rightly picked up by the literary agency that represents the likes of David Nicholls" - Metro newspaper©2012 Christopher Shevlin (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Literature & Fiction Satire Funny Feel-Good Witty Government
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Maybe somewhere in the vicinity of Caimh McDonnell, though not as accomplished... at least, not yet. The characters are interesting but not as colourful and there are few laugh outloud lines. Lighthearted, enjoyable and engaging, I will probably get the second book in the series

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I’ve listened in the wrong order but absolutely love these books! And Jonathon! Funny and sweet and interesting. A great book.

Funny and endearing

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I stumbled across those series by accident and have not laughed so hard in quite a while.
I listen to audio books while performing my duties as a domestic cleaner, a mundane and repeatative job but Jf an Co. have kept me company for a few days. his incompetent sleuthing which foils a dastardly plot at the center of government has made me laugh outrageously in public repeatedly.

With humour reminiscent of my all Time favourite author Douglas Adams, Christopher Shevlin has created a crew of world saving characters so diverse you have to love each of them.
can't wait to experience their next adventures in the following 2 books.

brilliantly funny with great twists and turns

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Just not for me I’m afraid. Found it tedious and couldn’t wait to get to the end. Narrator did a good job and made it bearable.

Not for me

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I thoroughly enjoyed it. Can’t wait to listen to the sequel. Narration was a joy to listen to.

Super funny story, very well written

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