The Clementine Complex

DEBUT British comedian and memoirist Mortimer’s (And Away) fiction debut is filled with witty dialogue and a distinctive quirkiness. On the evening that unassuming legal assistant Gary meets his coworker Brendan at the local pub, he also hits it off with an intriguing, book-reading stranger who leaves without giving Gary her name. However, she leaves behind her book, The Clementine Complex. Confused by her hasty departure but unsurprised due to what he considers his ordinariness, Gary keeps the book and heads home. After learning the next day that Brendan is missing and possibly deceased, Gary decides that finding the mystery woman is the only way he can clear his own name while also getting justice for Brendan. Armed with the book she left behind and a description of her bicycle, Gary starts asking questions. Recruiting his oddball neighbor Grace and her dog Lassoo for assistance, Gary stumbles into a world of corruption that leaves him wondering whom he can trust.