A Man With One of Those Faces

Posted on 04 March 2017 by Caimh McDonnell

The First time somebody tried to kill him was an accident.The second time was deliberate.Now Paul Muchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one too many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history or else they ll be history. Read A Man With One of Those Faces – kino-fada.fr Equally suspenseful as it is humorous My 2nd favourite book of 2016 Wow, what a book I absolutely adored Caimh McDonnell s debut novel A man with one of those faces An original story that beautifully combines crime, mystery and comedy I think this would make a wonderful movie and I would be first in line to buy tickets to see it As far as the writing goes McDonnell does not miss a beat as his prose goes from suspense to humour like a seasoned writer The main protagonist Paul Muchrone volu Equally suspenseful as it is humorous My 2nd favourite book of 2016 Wow, what a book I absolutely adored Caimh McDonnell s debut novel A man with one of those faces An original story that beautifully combines crime, mystery and comedy I think this would make a wonderful movie and I would be first in line to buy tickets to see it As far as the writing goes McDonnell does not miss a beat as his prose goes from suspense to humour like a seasoned writer The main protagonist Paul Muchrone volunteers at a hospice and is known as a Granny Whisperer because he has a face that is not particularly memorable in fact it s plain ordinary hence the title of the novel This makes him perfect for the elderly patients such as ones with dementia who often believe he is a family member or friend Everything seems to be ...When you have one of those faces you can get away with murder You know, one of those faces that blends seamlessly into a sea of people Distinctly average and not quite the face you d expect from a novel s leading man Yet, this face a masterpiece of bloody minded unoriginality, an aesthetic tribute to the forgettably average is just the face that McDonnell lends to his main character, Paul Mulchrone Our leading lady, Nurse Brigit, doesn t fare much better either her s is a face that When you have one of those faces you can get away with murder You know, one of those faces that blends seamlessly into a sea of people Distinctly average and not quite the face you d expect from a novel s leading man Yet, this face a masterp...A funny romp, compelling characters of varying degrees of quirkiness Well worth a read.4.5 starsOh ye Gods, where to start.genre Um, suspense police procedural hilarious barely controlled Irish mayhem Box ticked.Meet Paul Mulchrone He s a 28 year old Dubliner dedicated to being a permanent thorn in the side of his dead great aunt s lawyer the aunt is dead, the lawyer is just irritated After ignoring him all her life, she left a provision in her will for him to receive 500 GBP a month until he found a job Oh, and he has to do 6 hours week charity work stay out of tro 4.5 starsOh ye Gods, where to start.genre Um, suspense police procedural hilarious barely controlled Irish mayhem Box ticked.Meet Paul Mulchrone He s a 28 year old Dubliner dedicated to being a permanent thorn in the side of his dead great aunt s lawyer the aunt is dead, the lawyer is just irritated After ignoring him all her life, she left a provision in her will for him to receive...Read all my reviews on It is not often that I immediately decide to buy a book based on a single review, but after I believe it was Magdalena s review for the second book of the series, I couldn t resist It just sounded like the thing I would most definitely like, and I did Paul is a man with one of those faces, they blend in very easily and are often mistaken for those of others As such, he s...Paul Muchrone is a granny whisperer a what I hear you say What he does is visit the elderly in hospital and sits with them as if he is a relative This all came about when he was visiting an old lady on the ward and he discovered his talent While I was there, another lady on the ward late stages of Alzheimer s amongst other things mistook me for her brother They knew he wasn t coming back from America and she had some things she needed to say, so You did your trick, she finishe Paul Muchrone is a granny whisperer a what I hear you say What he does is visit the elderly in hospital and sits with them as if he is a relative This all came about when he was visiting an old lady on the ward and he discovered his talent While I was there, another lady on the ward late stages of Alzheimer s amongst other things mistook me for her brother They knew he wasn t coming back from America and she had some things she needed to say, so You did your trick, she finished.Paul goes onto explain that he helps out where needed, aided by just having one of those faces He had nothing that came close to qualifying as a distinguishing anything His every facial attribute was a masterpiec...Looks like I m the first one to review it and I m pleased to say nothing but good things here This was a random find in read now section of Netgalley I was in the mood for something light and funny and this fit the bill perfectly The author is a funny man by trade, Irish comedian trying his hand at a novel in a most auspicious manner While foremost this is a comedy, there is also a fair amount of action and suspense as the unlikely hero the eponymous man with one of those faces of the stor Looks like I m the first one to review it and I m pleased to say nothing but good things here This was a random find in read now section of Netgalley I was in the mood for something light and funny and this fit the bill perfectly The author is a funny man by trade, Irish comedian trying his hand at a novel in a most auspicious manner While foremost this is a comedy, there is also a fair amount of action and suspense as the unlikely hero the eponymous man with one of those face...Caimh McDonnell is a new name to me, and certainly one I might not have discovered if I d not stumbled upon a a guest post on another blog to publicise the release of this novel and his animosity towards the title of Comedic Crime.Set in Dublin, the reader is immediately thrown into the madness of the story of Paul Mulchrone A man with one of those nondescript faces, he has a talent for being a chameleon generally speaking with those in their geriatric years He s a granny whisperer, a volu Caimh McDonnell is a new name to me, and certainly one I might not have discovered if I d not stumbled upon a a guest post on a...Exactly The patient knows enough to get that they should know who this person is So when I walk in and say hello You just pretend to be anybody No I just agree with whoever they think I amI don t know what to say about this book It was funny and smart, nice read but I didn t like it as much as I though I will be from reading few reviews.What I didn t like the most were long passages at the beginning That andpoint of views made me confused and I started understand what was gExactly The patient knows enough to get that they should know who this person...A Man With One of Those Faces was a quick, fun read The humor and sarcasm of the characters really shines through the writing and is what made it most enjoyable for me Most of the character are really likable, and despite the somewhat unbelievable circumstances, they are really relatable.On that same note, I was a little thrown with the writing For the first 7 chapters you are following Paul and then suddenly it starts to switch to different character s POVs including a brand new character th A M...

04 March 2017

Caimh McDonnell