Utterly Monkey by Nick Laird

Geordie is a bit of a trouble-maker in his Northern Irish home of Ballyglass. He's a small time crook running with the wrong crowd - nothing too shocking mind you. He's likable enough, in a pet ferret or weasel sort of way. But his appearance upon Danny William's London doorstep bodes none to well for anyone concerned...

Nick Laird, Irish poet and Zadie Smith's husband, delivers a well-crafted and comedic debut in Utterly Monkey.