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How to Be a Vigilante: A Diary

By: Luke Smitherd
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From the author of the international best-seller The Stone Man, shortlisted for Audible UK's Book of the Year Award 2015.

In the late 1990s, a laptop was found in a service station just outside of Manchester. It contained a digital journal entitled 'TO THE FINDER: OPEN NOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Now, for the first time, that infamous diary is being published in its entirety.

It's 1998. The Internet age is still in its infancy. Google has just been founded. Eighteen-year-old supermarket shelf-stacker Nigel Carmelite has decided that he's going to become a vigilante.

There are a few problems: how is he going to even find crime to fight on the streets of Derbyshire? How will he create a superhero costume - and an arsenal of crime-fighting weaponry - on a shoestring budget? And will his history of blackouts and crippling social inadequacy affect his chances? This is Nigel's account of his journey; part diary, part deluded self-help manual, tragically comic and slowly descending into what is arguably Luke Smitherd's darkest and most violent novel.

What do you believe in? And more importantly, should you?

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Brilliant characterisation, a protagonist who is equal parts Patrick Bateman, David Brent and Bruce Wayne. Rooted for him, pitied him, hated him in a rolling cycle throughout the story.
Builds up character over the first third, but be prepared to listen to the majority in one go, just ten more minutes rapidly became two hours. Really well read too, I've never found 'manic glee', rage or delusion as easy to picture. Awesome.

Just read it, you won't regret it.

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The 3rd book I've read by Luke Smithered and I was engrossed. This book had me experiencing a range of emotions from happy to sad. I thoroughly enjoyed it just as I have the other novels by this author. It is in my opinion so refreshing to read fiction that isn't a whodunit murder mystery. This is a story of something that could actually happen to someone and so well written with an easy to follow straight forward plot. I have been listening to audiobooks for 5 years now every day and Luke Smithered is the best author I've read.

Thought Provoking

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Another really original book . Cracking story and insanely twisted.

Finished it it one afternoon.

Smitherd does it again - a real gem and up and coming original English writer.


Smitherd does it again !

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I was unsure when I bought this book but within minutes Luke had me hooked. It kept me interested and really was riveting with its plot with the unusual title and subject. The ending is brilliant and disturbing but well done to Luke for a fantastic read.

Brilliant

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I read this book on my kindle and have since listened to the audio on my ipod whilst running. Let's just say I ran a lot further than I would have because I wanted to keep listening!

The story is gripping and as you would expect from Luke. It's an original story of a wannabe superhero from his point of view written as a diary. Having read the book first I was interested as to how this style would transfer to the spoken word, it transfers very well, basically were having the author read his diary entries out aloud and Luke puts in a great performance, especially the last few chapters where the emotion goes up a gear I think Luke nails it.

You have to be exposed to this story and the audiobook in my opinion is the best way to do it. It's got a sting in the tale which you probably won't see coming until it arrives and definitely provides plenty of scope for a sequel.

I really hope Luke does revisit this character soon!

Diary of a vigilante, read by the vigilante

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