Corpsing by Toby Litt was quite unlike any other book I have read this year. Set in contemporary London, the author writes his story with an stylish flare, and at first the book appears to be a straight forward mystery, but as the story unfolds it’s soon apparent that there is much more going on here than meets the eye. The narrator, Conrad Redman is invited to meet his ex-girlfriend for dinner at a posh restaurant. Hoping for some sort of a reunion he rushes off to meet her. They aren’t sitting at the table very long however, before they are gunned down. Conrad survives the attack, Lily does not.

After his rehab, Conrad is determined to find out what exactly happened and who is behind Lily‘s death. Neither the police nor Lily‘s parents are very forthcoming so Conrad soon takes things into his own hands. The deeper he digs, the more complex and bizarre the story becomes. There are many twists and turns as the readers, along with Conrad, find out who was the catalyst behind this attack and who was the dupe.

Although I found that the story lagged a little in the middle portion of the book, overall I enjoyed this very different read finding it both unique and engrossing. I am looking forward to discovering more books by this author in the future. ( )