Is he the best cop on the streets?... No.
But does he go to work with a positive attitude and put 100% into every incident he attends?... Also No.
What he does is write about the funny, unusual, and bizarre jobs he goes to.
From arresting a bride at her own wedding, an Aztec style sacrifice, subversion in the ranks, a naked dog thief, an accidental kidnapping, disappointing a nun… these are true tales from the front line of policing, where fact is often stranger than fiction!
These are the tales he probably shouldn’t share.
What did I think?
You know that kind of wheezing laugh you get when something is just TOO funny? Well that's what happened to me when I was reading A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff. This is easily the funniest book I've ever read and what's even more funny is that each chapter is based on a true story.
We've all had funny things happen to us in work that made us think "you couldn't write it" well John Donoghue has done just that. Thank goodness he's saved up all of these hilarious stories from his time in the police force and decided to share them with us. The tales are so funny and bizarre that you really couldn't make them up and I think it makes them even funnier knowing that these things actually happened.
There's a lot of toilet humour in the book and it's all the better for it! I laughed, chortled, sniggered, belly-laughed and guffawed my way through it and I wouldn't have been surprised to find that I'd laughed so much my sides had split. Honestly, this book is SO funny that my other half thought I was hyperventilating but I was just laughing ultrasonically.
I would usually say don't read A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff in a public place as you will definitely laugh out loud, however, the more people that know about this book the better - we could all do with a good laugh. My only disappointment was when I finished the book but I was delighted to find that John Donoghue has a number of books in his back catalogue to keep me entertained while he's writing his next one.
Hilarious don't quite cover it when describing A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff; it's ultra-hilarious and completely unmissable. Anyone with half a sense of humour will absolutely love this cracking book; I've never laughed so much. Very highly recommended - buy one for yourself and all of your friends and give your laughing muscles a good workout.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating:
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About the author:
Having served Queen, King & Country over 40 years in the military and Police, John Donoghue has also been awarded the Chief Constable’s Commendation for Bravery after saving a family of seven (and their dog and cat) from a house fire one Christmas Eve… and routinely been castigated for telling it like it is.
His previous police memoirs include:
He has also previously written a humorous book about his military service and travels with his dog around the funny places in Great Britain – described as “Bill Bryson on Magic Mushrooms” when it first came out, it has now been updated and republished as ‘Tails of the Unexpected.’
He says: “I am also a public speaker, conducting tongue in cheek presentations about the ‘Ten Life Lessons I’ve learnt in the Police’, and conduct medieval tours in my spare time.”
He also enjoys an X (Twitter) following of over 65k - @johndonoghue64
Website: www.policecrime999.com
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