The Clementine Complex by Bob Mortimer

The British comic's first foray into fiction will make you wonder why he's waited until now to do so: his trademark surrealist humor lends itself perfectly to this noirish tale that follows plain old Gary Thorn as he juggles various Roald Dahl-esque characters while also caught up in police and murder corruption--not to mention an infatuation with the mysterious Clementine. From conversations with squirrels to feeding repair men dog biscuits, this wonderful little caper sets itself apart from standard crime narratives with an absurdist humor that will crack you up from the get-go.