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Bullet Points
Dec 2, 2025 7:06 PM

Author:Mark Watson

Bullet Points

Psychologist Peter Kristal has a method for sorting out people's lives. By arranging their histories like the index entries in a biography, the sequences of cause and effect that have led to their particular neuroses are cunningly revealed. His technique gains him a modicum of success: a thriving practice in Chicago with a client list of thriving stars.

But by concentrating on his rival Richard he is blind to the other factors which put both his life and the lives of others at risk...

Reviews

He's a fledgling Nabokov for the era of Big Brother

—— Independent

Bullet Points is unnervingly accomplished. Expect to hear plenty more about him

—— Observer

This is an extremely well plotted novel with a surprisingly twist in the tale and augurs great things for the future

—— The Times

Fresh and imaginative... with wonderful flashes of humour. This is a clever and unusual book, and Watson is to be commended

—— Independent

Bullet Points is a fluent performance, an extremely competent first novel

—— Times Literary Supplement

Many readers will be amazed that Watson has written such an accomplished debut straight out of university, but his age is irrelevant; this is simply a great novel, full stop

—— Matt Thorne

A gripping, knowing and desperately sad mock memoir-provincial life hasn't been this well chronicled since Jonathan Coe. Bullet Points stays, appropriately, in the mind for some time

—— Ink

Stands with the best of contemporary historical fiction...you can practically taste the rotgut and feel the sawdust under your boots. Missy is a spectacular debut: the West has never been this wild.

—— http://maxdunbar.wordpress.com

Treating ourselves to sex, drugs and murder as we hang the do-not-disturb sign on the door and settle down on the comfiest sofa with playwright Chris Hanna's debut 'Missy' (due out in pb from Vintage). Who knew the Wild West could be so much fun?

—— This Week We’re… , Herald Magazine

Taut and credible [dialogue]...I have sat on the judging panels of two novel prizes, and I have to say that this book is far better written than many of the efforts I had to wade through. I would like to congratulate the author on a fine piece of work, and look forward to reading his next offering.

—— Guy Fraser-Sampson , www.pursewarden.blogspot.com

Sex, drugs and barroom brawls - only an ungrateful reader could want more.' Or 'Missy is a ripsnorting, bawdy success with a wonderfully sympathetic heroine who is a winning mix of worldliness and self-delusion.

—— Colin Waters , The Sunday Herald

Narrated by a classic and irrepressible anti-heroine, Missy is an enjoyable romp through the real Old West...a very impressive debut novel

—— Simon Appleby , www.bookgeeks.co.uk

Dol is never less than convincing as a character, and has deservedly drawn comparisons with literary predecessors such as Thackeray's Becky Sharp and Defoe's Moll Flanders. Hannan's great skill is to make her both difficult and likeable, and the reader will devour this book in a matter of hours simply to find out what befalls her

—— www.suite101.com

Strong and memorable female characters throughout this enjoyable novel

—— http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/scottpack/

Described as 'Deadwood meets Moll Flanders', Hannan's story is told by the vivacious, smart, streetwise Dol McQueen'.Another wonderful debut novel...I can't recommend this book highly enough, or Hannan's earthy, vital creation

—— Lesley McDowell , The Herald

Bodice-ripping romp through the West

—— Times

Missy by Strong and memorable female characters throughout this enjoyable novel

—— http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/scottpack
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