"Glenn Patterson has written a decorous book about a big, indecorous American failure. Patterson is alert to every nuance. He is by now a tremendously proficient novelist. A rich, fictional achievement'" -- Literary Review "No other novelist has proved as capable of capturing the heart of modern Belfast" -- Sunday Tribune "A delightful novel. A fluent narrative that unfolds with wit, charm and stranger-than-fiction twists'" -- Daily Mail "Colourful. If anyone can tell the curious DeLorean story in Northern Ireland, it's Patterson'" -- Observer "A tragi-comic story of terrorism and fraud" -- The Scotsman "A great read with tangible TV potential" -- Irish News Book of the Week "Hilarious and poignant. Gull confirms Patterson's status as one of Northern Ireland's finest fictional chroniclers" -- Sunday Times "This is a complex story put together with intuitive ease and panache. He is compelling'" -- Irish Times "Modern Belfast has seldom been portrayed more vividly" -- Belfast Telegraph (7 books you should own).

"Witty, entertaining, thought-provoking" -- The Times. "Much more than a story about a failed sports car; at its heart it argues for a bittersweet triumph of ravenous hope over grim truth and crushing reality. In that sense [.rish Times "Modern Belfast has seldom been portrayed more vividly" -- Belfast Telegraph (7 books you should own). "Witty, entertaining, thought-provoking" -- The Times. "Much more than a story about a failed sports car; at its heart it argues for a bittersweet triumph of ravenous hope over grim truth and crushing reality. In that sense [.rish Times "Modern Belfast has seldom been portrayed more vividly" -- Belfast Telegraph (7 books you should own).

"Witty, entertaining, thought-provoking" -- The Times. "Much more than a story about a failed sports car; at its heart it argues for a bittersweet triumph of ravenous hope over grim truth and crushing reality. In that sense [.rish Times "Modern Belfast has seldom been portrayed more vividly" -- Belfast Telegraph (7 books you should own). "Witty, entertaining, thought-provoking" -- The Times. "Much more than a story about a failed sports car; at its heart it argues for a bittersweet triumph of ravenous hope over grim truth and crushing reality. In that sense [.] Patterson has written his most universal story to date" -- Irish Examiner "Pacy, humane and often amusing" -- Sunday Herald.