Robin Anderson Author Reviews

The Gallery

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Some like it hot - body hot!"
Grady Harp – Amazon – March 2015

For those who have followed at least a few of the many books penned by British author Robin Anderson
this latest foray into the naughty of adult `fairy' tales will come as perhaps no surprise but will be welcomed
with a least a dozen laughs on every page. As this reviewer has written before, `Robin Anderson is a unique
writer with no imitators: no one can write hilarious fiction with as many sexy zingers and wild characters as
he.' The words stand and are embellished by this his loony foray into make believe land (as if all of his book
were not make believe, so outrageous they all continue to be!).

Anderson's ability to find character's names pushes the envelope on the Thesaurus - plays on words,
names of extreme creativity pepper this hilarious tale best summarized by Robin: Revenge is a dish best
served cold, they say, but some like it hot - body hot! In ROBIN ANDERSON'S latest foray into sex crime, we cruise downriver from Chelsea Harbour to Canary Wharf and Wapping, where gay gallery owner Raymond Bartholomew stages a spectacular "Revenge" themed art show set up via the Internet. Its sell-out success blesses Raymond and his camp coterie with new horizons, new lovers and new sources of wealth. But before you can say "blackmail", the exhibitors' subjects start falling dead like flies - but in the most bizarre circumstances. Who's the latter-day "canvas Ripper? Could it be the colonic-inspired Anonymous Bosch or the heinous hand behind a group hara-kiri? Maybe even the "stitched-up" Man Ray or the evil inspiration behind Velasquez-inspired death camp?'

Robin steps a bit more heavily into the crime arena this time around but that most assuredly does not mean that despite the horrors that occur keeps him from his usual hefty doses of hilarious fol-de-rol. It is another fast and completely satisfying read as we place a new book on Robin's growing shelf.

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"Dark fun"
Amos Lassen

I discovered Robin Anderson when reading his book “La Di Da Di Bloody Da!” and I loved his sense of humor and writing style. Unfortunately many of his books are not yet available in the United States. We are hoping that soon his entire works will indeed be available.

“The Gallery” is about revenge and a sex crime. Gay gallery owner, Raymond Bartholomew, sets up a revenge themed show on the internet. No one was more surprised with the success that Raymond himself and he profited greatly financially. However, before he can even begin to enjoy his new wealth, something very strange begins to happen. The subjects of the show begin to die by very strange circumstances. Of course there is suspicion that one person is responsible for this and everyone seems to have an opinion as to who the murderer is. It is at this point that you meet one of the strangest cast of characters to appear on the printed page (they are almost as dysfunctional as the characters in the Old Testament).

I love black humor and here there is plenty of it. Anderson tells a story that is both erotic and compelling but I am not going to say another word about the plot at risk of giving something away. I simply will tell you to add Robin Anderson’s books to your wish list and get happy for a wonderful reading experience.

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★ ★ ★ ★

A review from Jason Jones, Gaydar Nation

"Robin Anderson is fast becoming the Barbara Cartland of the queer world by dint of his speedy novel output, but whereas La Cartland's worldview was more Mills and Boonish (and more lowbrow standard-wise) Anderson's approach is to shine a spotlight on the darkest recesses of the human mind. His forte is to write about worlds that have glossy, glamorous surfaces - this time it's the art world - and transform them into a volcano-volatile hotbed of sex, money, intrigue and murder. THE GALLERY is no exception and reads like Stephen King, Freud, the Marquis de Sade and Quentin Crisp have had a particularly debauched gang-bang. In other words, vintage Anderson."

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"The elegant Robin Anderson is a writer who simply gets better and better."
Sally Farmiloe-Neville - Hot Gossip

"There's something for everyone in THE GALLERY - heteros, homos, bestiality and the foulest eating habits of the century!"

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