# The Satsuma Complex: The million copy bestselling first novel – 'funny, clever and sweet' Sunday Times

The Satsuma Complex is a comic fiction book series written by Bob Mortimer. This novel series follows Gary Thorn, an unremarkable legal assistant living in London who leads a quiet, anonymous life. After a chance encounter at a pub, Gary becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman who vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a book titled The Satsuma Complex.

The plot shifts into a noirish mystery when Gary's acquaintance, Brendan, goes missing. This fiction series tracks Gary's surreal quest through the estates and pie shops of South London as he searches for the woman he calls Satsuma to find answers. Combining surrealist humor with a page-turning mystery, the series explores Gary's attempts to bring excitement and love into his mundane existence.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [The Satsuma Complex](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781398521230) (ISBN 9781398521230)

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