Product Description

Crime fiction obsessive Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone's jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives - the school bullies now pick on him in the workplace, women still spurn him and his arch enemy is now his supervisor. But then he arrives at work one morning to find the police on site. A co-worker has been brutally murdered and her body abandoned in a ditch. And the overwhelming evidence points to Martin - especially when he can't or won't admit that he has an alibi. When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. The one bright star on his otherwise bleak horizon is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she's beginning to have her doubts about his innocence. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23061 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

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From the Back Cover
A darkly comic tale about Mr Less-Than-Average in an average world.

Crime fiction obsessive Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone’s jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives – the school bullies now pick on him in the workplace, women still spurn him and his arch enemy is now his supervisor.

But then he arrives at work one morning to find the police on site. A co-worker has been brutally murdered and her body abandoned in a ditch. And the overwhelming evidence points to Martin – especially when he can’t or won’t admit that he has an alibi.

When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. The one bright star on his otherwise bleak horizon is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she’s beginning to have her doubts about his innocence.

About the Author
Karin Slaughter grew up in a small south Georgia town and has been writing since she was a child. She is the author of the Grant County series of international bestsellers Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible, Faithless and Skin Privilege, and the bestselling thrillers set in Atlanta, Triptych and Fractured. She is also the editor of Like a Charm, a collaboration of British and American crime fiction writers. She lives in Atlanta.

Customer Reviews

Not value for money
I automatically ordered "Martin Misunderstood" as I have all of Karin Slaughter's books and I think they are brilliant. Imagine my surprise when the book arrived, a very slim paperback with just over 100 pages, in fact I read the whole book in an hour. This is nothing like Karin's other books, it's like a short story you would read in a magazine. However, on the plus side it is very, very funny; it's been a long time since a book made me laugh out loud. The dialogue of the characters in the book is hilarious. This story should have been in a compilation of short stories because on its own it is not good value for money.

Not a brilliant book at all. No substance
I preordered this book as soon as I heard about it, months ago. I am greatly disappointed by it. When it arrived I could hardly believe how thin it was - hardly a book at all! The book revolves around Martin whos mother believes he is worthless and won't stand up for himself, so she takes it upon herself to do something about that. Karin tries to write so its funny - but sadly its not, quite frankly I got fed up and thought about watching some paint dry. Its boring! It has no substance and its such a shame that Karin has done this book as all her previous books have been phenomenal. This fails miserably. Not recommended.

Good story but not value for money
OK, so where are the other short stories to make a book worth the list price. Ever had the feeling you've been duped by the publisher - you will if you buy this. This story would normally fit on 100 pages - they just drag it out with big typeset. What a pity as a book of short stories would have been good.