Book Review: The Clementine Complex
The Clementine Complex is a comedy mystery book written by British comedian Bob Mortimer. The plot follows legal assistant Gary Thorn who lives a notably unremarkable life in South London. Between doing menial jobs for his law firm and sharing microwave meals with his elderly neighbour Grace and her dog; Gary knows his life couldn’t have become any more mundane. That all changes however when Gary meets a work-friend called Brendan for a drink as the local pub. After acting a bit shifty, Brendan soon takes his leave and Gary ends up sharing a drink with a woman at the pub named Emily. Despite hitting it off over the course of the night, Gary soon gets stood up and heads home with his wounded pride. The following days however, Gary resolves himself to try and find Emily and see if there’s any chance to define a relationship with her. His journey will be far from easy however, as Gary soon finds out Brendan has gone missing and a collection of shady characters are trying to find him....
