BOOK DESCRIPTION
THE INTROVERT CONFOUNDS INNOCENCE continues the story of the eponymous anti-hero introduced in THE INTROVERT.
With his life disrupted by an unscrupulous work colleague and a bully at his son Toby’s school, things go from bad to worse when his neighbor’s abusive boyfriend goes missing, plunging the introvert into the center of a murder investigation.
Increasingly hounded by a meddlesome detective, and with his thoughts continually urging him to make people “red and open” and to “achieve it” with his girlfriend Donna, what follows is a sometimes brutal, oftentimes hilarious, and absurdist account of the life of one very anti-social and unexpected anti-hero.
INTROVERT - An Introvert is often thought of as a quiet, reserved, and thoughtful individual. They don't seek out special attention or social engagements, as these events can leave introvertsfeeling exhausted and drained.
The unnamed anti - hero The Introvert returns to share more of his unique and often humorous takes on the trials and tribulations of the life of a vacuum salesman who is constantly fighting his urge to make people who annoy him red and open and his need for his long suffering girlfriend to help him achieve it.In this,the second book in the series our hero finds himself dealing with his young son being bullied at school, a new work colleague who is blind and only sufficiently black and the inconvenience of a really annoying detective who suspects (quite rightly) that our hero knows something about the disappearance of the Introvert and Donna's neighbour's violent boyfriend. A Detective that dresses like the brilliant,classic detective Columbo but is no where near as loveable as Peter Falk's fantastic character and I say that because it is true. He was so annoying that I kept hoping that the Introvert would make him red and open just to shut him up and stop him going on about the Introvert being a good mate and a good person. I loved the Introvert's interactions with his four year old son Toby (i laughed out loud when The Introvert told his son that he had to go to school because the government said so)and watching the surprising friendship that developed between the Introvert and his work colleague Gordon as the story unfolded. If I'm honest, I can't say that I liked Donna very much for various reasons but I loved The Introvert, I thought he was a fantastic character who had a witty sense of humour even if at times he wasn't meaning to be funny and it was fascinating reading his long winded dissection of his thoughts and wether to tell the full truth or a half version of the truth depending on what the repercussions would be for him.
I really really enjoyed this enthralling, humorous and fascinating study into the thoughts and actions of a complex, flawed but ultimately loveable character. It's a strangely, captivating story that had me hooked in from the first page and unable to put the book down until I had finished it. Although this is the second book in the series and events from the first book are mentioned, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. A brilliant read and very very highly recommended.
Newly estranged from Donna, The Introvert is selected as one of twelve jurors on a notorious murder trial, forcing him to navigate a litany of uncomfortable social interactions, this time with no avenue of escape. Equal parts harrowing and hilarious, The Introvert Bears Filthy Witness is the third entry in the life of one very anti-social and unexpected anti-hero.
This book continues straight on from where the previous book ended and we follow our anti - hero after he has been selected for jury service which means that he has to interact with other people, something that our introvert doesn't enjoy. He is also going to have to keep his urges to make people red and open under control something that is going to be difficult because juror number four is a obnoxious, loud mouthed bully and The Introvert doesn't like bullies. Then there is the issue that he hasn't had the opportunity to achieve it with Donna recently since she threw him out of their home after a small misunderstanding on her part. And then,to make matters even worse,he is still being hounded (and as far as he is concerned harassed) by the English detective from the previous book. The one with that constantly calls him mate or good mate or good chap, the one who seems to be the Loki to his Thor, the Moriarty to his Sherlock, the Jocker to his Batman. The detective still believes (and rightly so) that The Introvert knows what happened to the mysteriously,missing,violent boyfriend and doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. On top of all these issues,the correct verdict has to be reached in a notorious murder trial in which, to The Introvert's horror, a dog is involved and The Introvert loves dogs (a lot more than he loves cats) So will our hero and Donna be reunited? Will he be able to get through being sequestered with ten strangers without causing anyone (especially juror number four) to be red and open? Will they be able to get through being sequestered with him without causing him to be red and open?
This is a well written,captivating story that features a fantastic cast of recurring and new characters. The Introvert is a unique individual, a flawed character that you can't help taking to your heart and routing for despite the fact that he is essentially the bad guy. He's witty, humorous and likeable and his interactions a inner ruminations are in equal parts totally confusing and absolutely fascinating. Each of the books in this brilliant series can be read and enjoyed as a standalone and I can't wait to read what the Author has in store for our hero in book 4.
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Thank you so much for being part of the blog tour today Nicki and for reviewing both books. x
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