'Charming but unsentimental, Spirit Level is a hilarious and genuinely moving story about grief and friendship' IRISH TIMES
'It's touching, intriguing and GAS! About friendship and anxiety and ghosts and being a man. I enjoyed it very much' - Marian Keyes
'Spirit Level is an outrageously bingeable read. It is surprising, warm, inventive and a lot of fun' - Louise Nealon
'One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Buy it now and cackle your way through the summer' - Killian Sundermann
'Craven pulled me in with his brilliant humour, only to make me feel genuine emotion. I'll never forgive him for this' - Seán Burke
Danny Hook is a directionless twenty-something year old fresh out of therapy. Dealing with his disappointed family and dead-end career, he's sure things couldn't get much worse, until a drink-driving accident leaves his best friend Nudge dead.
Danny also discovers he can see ghosts - but only when he's drunk. Saddled with a best friend who can't leave his side, they must figure out what's going on and why Nudge can't cross over. Can Danny negotiate family life, therapy and a ghost that refuses to fade into the background before time runs out? Richy Craven is an Irish writer. He will cautiously admit to having a degree in Environmental Biology, provided there are no follow up questions. He can be found mostly on Twitter for as long as that is still a thing. He lives in Dublin with his girlfriend and a Border Collie named Rio. Richy collects comic books and anxiety disorders.
Twitter: @RichyCraven What happens when getting dead drunk causes the dead to appear? Perfect for fans of BBC's Ghosts and Matt Haig's The Midnight Library. Author is one of Ireland's funniest Twitter personalities. For fans of Matt Haig, Mike Gayle, Seamus O'Reilly, Ronan Hession, Sophie White, Paul Howard. 'Richy Craven has crafted an engaging story about the horrible, painful, wonderful business of living - and how refreshing to find a book that's so funny and utterly relatable while navigating some very serious topics. The writing sparkles with wit from line to line, with every page hiding either a belly laugh or a sudden sharp observation of human nature - and often both. A stylish debut - can't wait for more' 'An excellent black comedy about male friendship. If you want to laugh in the face of death - and do so regularly - this is the book for you' 'Spirit level is a charming, zippy and hilarious read. Richy Craven is one of the best new writers going. Pick up this book or I'll haunt ya!' 'Spirit Level is an outrageously bingeable read. It is surprising, warm, inventive and a lot of fun' 'Craven pulled me in with his brilliant humour, only to make me feel genuine emotion. I'll never forgive him for this'
