Brian Hennigan’s Patrick Robertson: A Tale of Adventure Gets US release

Brian Hennigan’s  Patrick Robertson: A Tale of Adventure gets US release

When it was first published by Random House’s revered Jonathan Cape imprint, British novelist Brian Hennigan’s Patrick Robertson: A Tale of Adventure captivated readers–as well as critics at The Guardian, The Observer, and The Times—with its sharp, smart wit and increasingly outlandish plot twists. Although impassioned US fans of the book (including The Awl’s Alex Balk, then at Gawker) called for an American release, the riotously funny adventure novel never made its way to the States–until now.

For the first time, Hennigan’s tale of cynical, perpetually sauced international salesman Patrick Robertson’s misadventures in Asia will be available in the US as both a paperback and an e-book. The titular Patrick Robertson, our dry, detached antihero, is a master salesman, devoted drinker, and connoisseur of Asia’s finest hotels. In Patrick’s world, meeting a beautiful stranger for drinks in Bangkok is par for the course. Being kidnapped afterwards by the People’s Earth Friendly Liberation Group, mistaken for the Patrick Robertson from the International Monetary Fund, and transported to the jungle (along with several other erroneously-abducted Patrick Robertsons) to meet certain death is decidedly gauche. Patrick must escape his captors, brave the perils of the deadly, Chardonnay-less rainforest and find his way back to civilization. To survive, he must use all his sales training and lust for the good life—plus a hefty dose of betrayal, murder, theft and identity theft.

Brian Hennigan’s Patrick Robertson: A Tale of Adventure is now available at Amazon.com

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Kristen Becker is a dyke comic tour de force.  The creator, fearless leader, and host of Dykes of Hazard, Becker's brazen attitude and keen eye for irony leaves audiences— both gay and straight— cheering for more. Becker has opened for national comedy acts like Doug Stanhope, Josh Blue (winner of Last Comic Standing), and singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, and has become one of queer comedy’s most popular comedians. She has been featured in Pride events across the US and Canada. 

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