“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

"Alibis? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Alibis ... Oh."

No half-measures for Dave Torrans and the No Alibis crew when they go celebrating their 10th anniversary - not only will the occasion see the launch of John Connolly's (right) The Unquiet, but also the launch of No Alibis' first publication, a special limited-edition version of Connolly's The Book of Lost Things. And as if that wasn't enough, Declan Hughes (left) will be on hand to launch The Colour of Blood. Crikey! A stellar cast, no less ... It all kicks off at Belfast's Ormeau Baths Gallery at 6pm on Saturday 19th, with music provided by The Winding Stair and Cat Malojian, and is scheduled to run, rather ominously, 'until late'. Don't say you weren't warned ... and tell 'em Crime Always Pays sent ya.

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