Camino Royale
Camino Royale is a 2023 comic novel by Irish playwright and author Paul Howard and is the twenty-third novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comic novel, satire |
| Set in | Dublin and Spain, 2019 |
| Published | 17 August 2023, Sandycove |
| Media type | Print: paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781844886272 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | Once Upon a Time in… Donnybrook |
The title refers to the film Casino Royale and to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.[2]
Release
The novel was released on 17 August 2023.[3] Three audio excerpts were released on The Irish Times website to mark the publication.[4] Howard spoke with Ciara Kelly on RTÉ Radio 1 on 21 August about the book.[5]
Author Paul Howard will host "An evening of reading, story-telling and laughter" at the Whale Theatre, Greystones on 3 November 2023 to promote Camino Royale.[6]
Plot
Ross' wife Sorcha wants a divorce, and he worries that he may have impregnated her sister. He and his former rugby teammates walk the Camino after receiving a beyond-the-grave request from Father Fehily.
References
- "Camino Royale".
- "Camino Royale - Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - 9781844886272". www.omahonys.ie.
- "Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". www.penguin.co.uk.
- "Camino Royale: Listen to an exclusive excerpt from the new Ross O'Carroll-Kelly book". The Irish Times.
- "Camino Royale, Rose Of Tralee, Airbnb Bus, Pricewatch". RTE Radio.
- "CAMINO ROYALE - An Evening with Paul Howard (aka Ross O'Carroll-Kelly)". The Journal of Music | Irish Music News, Reviews and Opinion.