What do you do when you have a Hitman in Room 7 of the hotel where you work and a Priest without a vocation in Room 8 who has swindled you out of your sandwiches with a tacky prayer? You find yourself drawn into something which might just lead somewhere. What else?
When The Count comes calling with only half the money for half a job done my Hitman Anders, the Priest with no vocation has an idea. In no time the Priest and Receptionist become Hitman Anders agent, promising to get the rest of his money while drawing up a schedule of costs for various broken limbs and beatings. This is how this very funny novel starts. Jonas Jonasson is an expert at writing farce, and this one is no exception.
For a while this new enterprise is very rewarding. That is until Hitman Anders finds God and refuses to beat up people anymore. The agents take things into their own hands and take 'orders' for Hitman Anders knowing full well he will not carry them out. With money up front the two prepare to do a runner. Found out they get round Anders and knowing a whole host of dissatisfied customers will come calling, all three do a runner in camper van stolen from The Count.
A new idea is needed by the Priest and the Receptionist and eventually they form the Church of Anders! His unique sermons washed down with 'communion' (red wine) bring in the punters and the money, some of which they allow Anders to distribute to charities. But out there The Count wants Hitman dead. While the Priest and the Receptionist understand this and employ security guards they continue their church while the self-seeking churchwarden plans his own scheme around them.
The book jumps from one farce to another and from one adventure to another while the Priest and the Receptionist begin to wonder if receiving should be balanced by giving for the feel-good factor. And the ending had a feel-good factor! If you enjoy humorous books, this one is for you.
When The Count comes calling with only half the money for half a job done my Hitman Anders, the Priest with no vocation has an idea. In no time the Priest and Receptionist become Hitman Anders agent, promising to get the rest of his money while drawing up a schedule of costs for various broken limbs and beatings. This is how this very funny novel starts. Jonas Jonasson is an expert at writing farce, and this one is no exception.
For a while this new enterprise is very rewarding. That is until Hitman Anders finds God and refuses to beat up people anymore. The agents take things into their own hands and take 'orders' for Hitman Anders knowing full well he will not carry them out. With money up front the two prepare to do a runner. Found out they get round Anders and knowing a whole host of dissatisfied customers will come calling, all three do a runner in camper van stolen from The Count.
A new idea is needed by the Priest and the Receptionist and eventually they form the Church of Anders! His unique sermons washed down with 'communion' (red wine) bring in the punters and the money, some of which they allow Anders to distribute to charities. But out there The Count wants Hitman dead. While the Priest and the Receptionist understand this and employ security guards they continue their church while the self-seeking churchwarden plans his own scheme around them.
The book jumps from one farce to another and from one adventure to another while the Priest and the Receptionist begin to wonder if receiving should be balanced by giving for the feel-good factor. And the ending had a feel-good factor! If you enjoy humorous books, this one is for you.
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