Here’s what readers have to say about Messy Business
Read Messy Business or you’ll
be missing one of the year’s most entertaining crime reads. Jacqueline (Jac)
Byrne’s life is unravelling fast. Her husband is cheating on her, her business
is in trouble, her antisocial teen stepson has turned up looking for a place to
stay, and her well-meaning housekeeper, Draga, only makes things worse with her
advice. While Messy Business is
laugh-out-loud funny, it also passed my ‘riveting reads’ test by making me miss
my tram stop not once but twice! And there’s a lovely subtext about how we
create a sense of kinship. Enjoy! ~ Angela
Wow, such a wonderfully written story. I was fully engaged
and excited, I just had to keep reading wanting to know more and more. Funny,
clever, enthralling. This book really captivated me and made me smile. ~ David
Jac has it all: a failing business, a dishonest employee, a
cheating husband, a belligerent step-son and an overly keen housekeeper. The
story whizzes along at a fantastic pace as Jac's problems overlap and multiply.
Absurd yet almost believable - and fantastically funny. ~ Jonathan
After the Thursday
Murder Club I am sure a lot of readers are looking for more humorous
fiction, and this is it. It's set in Melbourne, and Jac is in the middle of a
mess - husband having an affair, business going down the tubes and troubled
stepson turns up on her doorstep. Never fear, her trusty Croatian housekeeper
is there, favourite broom in hand, to help. Lots of laugh out loud moments, a
plot with plenty of twists and turns, and even some romance hints that aren't
overdone. ~ Sherryl
