Love Will Tear Us Apart is the third book in The Stranger Times, a new series of books, written under the pen name C.K. McDonnell. The series has been described as perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, Ben Aaranovitch, Douglas Adams, or, y’know, Caimh.
Love can be a truly terrible thing.
Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one of you is dead.
Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary. Now, against all odds, it seems he may actually be proved right; but what lengths will he go to in an attempt to rescue her?
With Banecroft distracted, the shock resignation of assistant editor, Hannah Willis, couldn’t have come at a worse time. It speaks volumes that her decision to reconcile with her philandering ex-husband is only marginally less surprising than Banecroft and his wife getting back together. In this time of crisis, is her decision to swan off to a fancy new-age retreat run by a celebrity cult really the best thing for anyone?
As if that wasn’t enough, one of the paper’s ex-columnists has disappeared, a particularly impressive trick seeing as he never existed in the first place.
Floating statues, hijacked ghosts, homicidal cherubs, irate starlings, Reliant Robins and quite possibly several deeply sinister conspiracies; all-in-all, a typical week for the staff of The Stranger Times.
What people are saying
‘Wonderfully dark, extremely funny, and evocative of Terry Pratchett – which I think is the highest compliment I can give.’ ADAM KAY, about The Stranger Times . . .
‘A gag-filled romp . . . in the spirit of Terry Pratchett.’ The Times
‘Great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise.’ Guardian
‘Fresh and genuinely funny.’ SFX
Fancy a taste of The Stranger Times? Well, you’re in luck! Visit The Stranger Times website for newspaper articles and The Stranger Times podcast containing short stories written by Caimh and narrated by his uber-talented comedian friends.