I wasn’t sure whether to expect ‘Death of a Salesman’ or ‘the Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin’. By the end of the first chapter it was a bit of both, and it was brilliant. Definitely more Reggie Perrin than Willy Loman, Morris is a fifty year old underwear salesman, who describes his life as a bit crap. Rescuing a stranded motorist who turns out to be a bit more than just the nurse she claims turns his life upside down, and it might have been just what he needed.

As the book progresses, the pace changes and slackens off slightly. However there are no grammar issues or typos to take readers out of the story, and enough nonsense plot twists to keep you grinning.

There’s one thing about this book and that’s that it is episodic. Once Sarah is rescued, aside from centering around Morris, the middle section doesn’t really seem to connect to the start and end. It does have a tendency to head hop, telling us what Morris is thinking, then cutting to another character’s thoughts for a line or two and back.

It’s funny, there are some great moments, but overall it doesn’t leave much of an impression. It is British humour, which can be an acquired taste, but that said anyone who enjoyed Reggie Perrin or the Carry On style of humour will love it. Fans of Tom Holt’s work should give this a look.