Jonathon Fairfax Must Be Destroyed

Jonathon Fairfax, Book 2

By: Christopher Shevlin

Narrated by: Finlay Robertson

A heartwarming tale of office life, homicide and biscuits, which was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2017.

Jonathon Fairfax, the world’s most socially awkward hero, works for a giant corporation where he specialises in muttering ‘um’ and tripping over bins.

When he accidentally discovers a colossal corporate conspiracy, it soon becomes clear that someone will do anything to keep it a secret - including murder.

Listen to this audiobook on its own or as a follow-up to The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax - a best seller that was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2014.

©2019 Christopher Shevlin (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"It’s funny, it’s daft-yet-relatable, it’s still a nerve-jangly thriller and it moves at a cracking pace. In fact, if you’re stuck in a bit of a reading rut, it’s just the palate cleanser you need.” (Emerald Street)

"This one is even better than the one before. Buy!” (John Lenahan, best-selling author, magician and voice of the toaster in Red Dwarf)

So Good!

Awkward Hero stumbles blithe into another mystery. His is a great read with a convoluted plot like GO or Pilp Fiction. Explores the 6 degrees of separation. Hope there will be many more adventures with Jonathan. Great characters and lots of LOL moments!

A perfect follow up to the first! Gen X friendly!!

I first discovered this book on the pre-Covid world that was comparatively “the good old days.” This book harkens back to the pre-pre days that can be interpreted as the “golden days” that were differently interpreted at the time. The impression of American tech executives and corporate speak alone is five stars. In fact, this is my favorite narrator of any book as demonstrated by the multiple
Times I’ve listened to book two. Now on to book three in the series…again.

If you need to smile and laugh out loud…or if you simply ever wondered what a PG Wodehouse might be up to these days…look no further. This is the book that can save the day. Or, at least a very important day that could benefit from saving.

Fabulous!

Excellent in every way. I felt completely immersed in the world of JF. Thank you for wonderful writing and narration!

Quite entertaining

As Jonathon Fairfax inadvertently stumbles into intrigue, Finlay Robertson brings the entire story delightfully to life.

light and very funny ,

Easy to listen to , refreshing to have the hero made out of the same stuff as Moss from the IT crowd

Perfect!

I liked the first book a lot but this one is brilliant. It's a lovely, exciting adventure - mystery, intrigue, murder, the bad guy gets done, and there's a a happily ever after. Nicely done. The narrator could not be better suited.

Early 21st century fine satirical English literature yet a FUN , easy listen

Brilliant artfully descriptive writing in every paragraph about 2000's English middle class working life with a side of American corporate rat race, and a murderous thriller adventure too. Lovable multi-dimensional thoughtful introspective characters and complex relationships. Fun, twisted, intertwined and karmically satisfying plot lines. I play on repeat and laugh out loud at something new every time. I purchased hard copies for myself to have and to gift.

Even better than the first one!

Love the characters, the rich plot, humor and excellent narration! Looking forward to the next in the series

I love JonathOn, Lance and the awesome narrator

Just gets better and better. Funny. Superb characters. Great writing and brilliantly read. Cannot wait for the next instalment

Even Better

If you liked the first one, I think this one was even better. I especially enjoyed the dot com sales speak and all the satire related to it. The author really nailed the spirit of this era, and despite how outlandish the story seems, this was really what it was like at certain companies back then. My only complaint was that I was crushed that Jonathon had lost his girlfriend between the last book and this one, but the author makes up for it in the end.