The Aberystwyth books are my fav detective storys, lots of twists and turns in the plot. Hopefully the next one will have a different villian

Another in the Aberystwyth Noir series of mysteries. The plot takes second place to the author's take on traditional noir detective novels. I enjoy the similes and metaphors used by the author which are not to be taken seriously. I happen to know the town of Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast so the use of local place names also amuses me but you don't have to be a resident to appreciate the humour of these books.

Love these books. Witty and convoluted stories.
Not sure I completely get them, but brilliant fun.

Another outing for Louie Knight, Aberystwyth's only private investigator.
A complex, somewhat labyrinthine plot in the dark underworld of a Welsh seaside town is hard to follow at times. The number of characters who contribute to the storyline made this a slightly tough read.
Louie is still alive, and so is Calamity, his newly qualified sidekick, so onward to the next chapter!

Just wonderfully clever-silly Welsh noir, where every random incident and character neatly and cleverly gets tidied up into a very odd mystery by the end. Brilliant. I've read the first one of these Aberystwyth books, have the second kicking around although I'm not sure where. But I came across the third, it has a monkey on the cover and hey, how could I resist? I didn't feel as though it spoiled the reading experience, although it may spoil the second a wee bit. Having said that, I bet it'll be years before I come to reading the second one, at which point I'll have forgotten all of the finer details.

Louie Knight is our private eye of Aberystwyth and our narrator of this tale. He has an apprentice detective with him now, Calamity Jane (who else?) and some very odd cases coming up. An organ grinder who carries a suitcase he's terrified to open brings Knight a case - to solve a murder mystery over a hundred years old. He is accompanied by a monkey mother who speaks sign language and is looking for her missing son, Mr Bonjangles. Which in itself turns out to be a rather tragic story. Then there's the case of Knight's girlfriend, who seems to be trapped in some kind of catatonic state. She's kidnapped, so he also has to figure out who has taken her and why. Intermingled in this are all the characters you'd expect to find in a good old noir mystery, but with their own eccentric Welsh twists. Can't really fault it.

Once again, Pryce at his very best. The Myfanwy saga continues, with our hero trying to save her. The joke fly thick and fast. Will the villain get his just desserts? Will Louis save Myfanwy? Not to be missed.

I quite like the noir style this is written in, it's made me want to read others in the style. However I haven't found the books funny, absurd yes enjoyable but not funny. That said I will read the next book.

Another fantastic trip to the alternative Aberystwyth.

The first book in the series is the best and I loved the film noir setting in Aberystwyth. A little overly descriptive at times but all in all a good read.

felt this one didn't come to the standards of the previous 2 books in the series and just plodded along still enjoyed it but not as much as the other 2 though

More of a crime thriller than a comedy, but a fine read nonetheless.

Continuing the Pulp noir tales of a P.I. in a dark and seedy Aberystwyth. I just really get into this series, its so quirky.