The Third PolicemanThe Third Policeman is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just

She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow

The future was changed by his presence and will be changed again

cadavers and scholars of a deadly beauty

especially Effie

and they are closer to home than she could have imagined

to honour both sides of her heritage

A young woman knows more than she's letting on

it is a book for our times from a writer at the height of his powers

Swami's hometown starts to believe he is walking with God

It is also a soulful and thought-provoking autobiography from one of our best-loved and most talented actors and writers

As his former followers struggle for power

has somehow bound himself to a young noble