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Keep Away From Those Ferraris by [Pat Fitzpatrick]

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Reporter Noel Byrne is about to die. Two snipers hold him in their crosshairs as he delivers his live report from the HQ of HiberBank in central Dublin. His first problem is they will kill him if he doesn't say exactly what they want him to say. His second problem? They both want him to say different things. Keep Away from Those Ferraris is the hilarious story of a country in collapse. A vicious gang of bankers and minor celebrities is desperately trying to salvage one last pay day from the wreckage of the Irish economy. Only Byrne can help them. Only Byrne can stop them. Follow him in and out of madcap scrapes across the boardrooms, bedrooms and bars of Celtic Tiger Dublin. And remember the golden rule when billions are at stake - you trust, you lose.

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January 19, 2014
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Pat Fitzpatrick lives in Cork, Ireland. After 19 years working in the I.T. industry he decided to jump ship in 2008 and head for the lucrative world of writing. So don't hire him as a life coach, investment advisor or anything to do with your career. His Sunday Independent newspaper columns plus TV and radio appearances have been entertaining Irish people through some tough times. He is now busy writing a series of novels about the weird place that was Ireland in the last 15 years. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GZZWZCU
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2476 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
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Gavin Dee

Entertaining throughout

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014

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Describing an era that seems like an alien world now to today's recession hit Ireland, Pat Fitzpatrick highlights the obnoxious decadence prevalent during noughties Dublin just as the economic bubble was about to burst. The book also pokes fun at the false reality tv genre, which was long overdue. The tension builds throughout a rapidly thickening plot as Noel Byrne becomes further embroiled in a dastardly scheme where he is an unwitting pawn where his life, family (and love) are at stake.

Pat Fitzpatrick manages to keep the reader on edge right towards the finish.This an entertaining page turner and has kept me up late at night. An excellent first novel and I am looking forward to the next instalment.

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David Campbell

Very good read, a page-turner

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013

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I just finished reading Pat Fitzpatrick's new book. I really enjoyed it. I bought it out of curiosity and had in read over 3 nights. I think it captures the mood of the country just before the economy crashed very well. The plot ties in with the financial crisis, and anyone who has lived through will be able to relate. The pace of the book good and keeps you tuning the pages. While the themes are universal it is based on an Irish situation and has irish humour running through it, which I enjoyed. I have no problem recommending this book, and is good value for the price.

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Moneypenny

Pure pleasure, a delightful, entertaining read from beginning to end!

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014

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A terrific read -- funny and full of surprises. In fact, it's hard to believe this book is a first novel -- yes, it's that good! Great movie material, too!

Well done! Now please write another one, Pat Fitzpatrick!

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Anita mallick

Irish mystery

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014

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First this book appealed to me because it was about the economic rise and fall of Ireland along with a nifty mystery.. It was fresh and direct. I would like more from this writer.

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drug usage as if normal

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014

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Describes drug usage at party as if it is the norm and nothing wrong with it , first alcohol, then cocaine, ectasy, what more do you need for a cardiac arest
What a excample being set for other people , what if it is your child being exposed to this scenario

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Raven

Good craic!

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014

Taking place in the Noughties in the post Celtic Tiger financial boom, Noel Byrne is something of a minor celebrity, delivering news of economic woes as a financial reporter- think a better looking Robert Peston injected with a good dose of Irish charm. Byrne is cruising along quite nicely, not short of female attention, and plenty of work with the ever deteriorating state of Ireland’s financial climate and some high profile bank sell offs on the horizon. then old friend Johnny Ferrari comes bouncing back into his life, having kidnapped a prominent member of a nauseating boy band, and through a series of less than scrupulous actions, entwining his old mate the hapless ‘Byrnser’ into a life threatening plot reliant on Byrne manipulating the Irish public (and their wallets) through his TV reports, to make a financial killing.

The plot takes in the best and worst of not only the financial meltdown but is not above having a great poke of fun at modern celebrity culture and reality TV, leading to some genuinely laugh out loud moments. Indeed, even allowing for the slightly rambling nature of the economic descriptions, the book is infused with an infectious charm through Fitzpatrick’s steady characterisation and the appeal of his characters to the reader, be they good or bad. I loved the hapless Noel, and the skilful manipulation by both Johnny Ferrari and Johnny’s wideboy father Cosmo, and the array of femme fatales who drift into Noel’s sphere clouding his judgement further. Johnny is a brilliant character, louche, charming and thoroughly rotten, whose attitude to life is that you’ll be dead long enough, and I liked the way he and Noel interacted throughout. As Noel discovers the extent to which his own parents are investing in the whole HiberBank scam, and finds himself in a gunman’s sights, the tension ratchets up- is there any way out of this for our dynamic reporter?

Overall, this was a thoroughly enjoyable read, with a good sense of fun. Genuinely humorous and good knockabout fun, with a nice satirical eye on the Irish financial situation and popular culture. Good craic indeed.

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jerry daly

Very enjoyable and gripping !!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

This book was gripping once I read the first few pages. It is one of those books that you won't put down until you are finished as the author (whom I look forward to reading more in the future) keeps you on edge. It is classically the Celtic tiger era with great Irish humour throughout . I found it the perfect book to let my thoughts float away after a hard days work !! Very enjoyable

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Donagh Glavin

Irish Fiction…. hey hang on a minute, maybe not fiction after all.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

Very enjoyable read. You will like this if you like; fiction, news, humour, sex, reality, banking, finance, crime (it's nearly the same thing isn't it). It's thriller right to the end too. Was Ireland really like this in the noughties, probably not…. it was worse.

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Raven

Good craic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2014

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Lorna Sixsmith

Gripping, humourous, well worth a read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2014

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I have to admit when I first heard of the book a couple of months ago I thought it was about cars! But no, the Ferraris refers to an Irish Italian Mafia type family! Noel Byrne is a minor celebrity, reporting on the ups and downs of the Celtic Tiger and its demise.

I hadn't read anything about the novel starting it and during the first few chapters, I thought it was going to be just about the post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, spoilt twenty and thirty somethings and the drama that surrounds those dipping in and out of various relationships. It took a little while to get into the real drama (or at least for me to realise the real drama) and it was worth waiting for. There's humour there too - a humourous look at reality TV programmes as well as the way people behaved during the Celtic Tiger and the few years after it.

Noel doesn't know who he can trust. Can he trust Maria Ferrari who wants to settle down with him? Which of the blackmailer's would cause least damage to him and his family? What about his father's investments? What about all of the people who have invested in HiberBank and will see their shares reduced to nothing?

A good read - enjoy

Wordsmith

Listen to your da

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2013

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I was eagerly awaiting this book from new novelist Pat Fitzpatrick as I am familiar with his writing from his articles in the Irish Sunday Independent. I bought it as soon as it was published, although I am not normally so trigger-happy when a novel is self-published - usually I wait for other people's reviews, not that they can be trusted as it is clear that any reviews posted in the first couple of weeks are the author's own or their mum's and mates' (thank you, Mr Fitzpatrick, for resisting). I'm glad I did. It is a worthy debut.
Noel Byrne (unimaginatively [on purpose] known as Byrnser) has been romping along with his minor celebrity status in Dublin when he receives a text from an old bad-boy mate: "u will never guess what I've done now." Noel can neither guess nor stop himself from finding out. Big mistake. There begins a few weeks of becoming embroiled in kidnap, fraud and extortion, with a smattering of drugs, a liberal sprinkling of sex and a fair few hangovers. (Note: this is not Pat's style of writing in the Sunday Independent.) Amongst all this, Noel has to participate in a Celebrity Banker reality show, where he learns that the tentacles of all the bad stuff are reaching out to the most unlikely people and he no longer knows who to trust. Noel manfully (or not) tries to extricate himself, or failing that make himself rich, but hasn't reckoned on his "best-friend's" little surprise (or two) for such an eventuality. Then there appears to be no going back. You should have listened to your da, Noel - keep away from those Ferraris.
The setting is Dublin post-Celtic tiger. You don't have to know Dublin, or even Ireland, to enjoy the story, nor be worried about the r[ecession]-word being used (three times only). It is a fast-paced novel with lots of excitement, interweaved with an insight to how the new rich used to (and in some cases still do) party. The author writes with a wry wit and dry humour (which IS how he writes in the Sunday Independent).
The book has been professionally edited. There are a few typos and oddities, but nothing to take away from the story. I have two criticisms only: (1) We don't learn the fate of Roger the dog (we can guess, but a few tears from Mum and Dad would be a nice touch), and (2) there are far, far too many good looking women.
Keep writing, Pat. I'm looking forward to the next one.

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arthro

A rollicking good read right through to the end

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2013

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I couldn't put it down. Fast-paced and very funny, I got to page 211 and found myself hoping it wouldn't fall at the last. It didn't; a well-contrived ending that kept me happy right to the last.

I don't think you need to know Dublin (or even Ireland) to really enjoy this but some of the nuances may escape you if you don't. Nonetheless, a strong "buy" recommendation. For those old enough, think Donald E Westlake or David Forrest's And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won Off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game in post-Celtic tiger Ireland.

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Frances O' Connor

Great read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2014

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I couldn't go to sleep last night until I finished this book! It's a compelling story with finely drawn characters. The plot is deftly woven and brilliantly paced. The author evokes the atmosphere of Dublin towards the end Celtic Tiger era with just the right amount of observed detail and blends it with plenty of humour. I definitely recommend it!

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