The best thing that can happen to a croissant

Pablo Baloo Miralles, an overweight, inept thirty - year - old reprobate and the black sheep of the family, reluctantly gives up his life of leisure to investigate a suspicious organisation. While Pablo is a renowned internet philosopher and dedicated hedonist, his brother, The First , is president of the prosperous family business. But having strong - armed Pablo into action, The First suddenly disappears and his irreverent brother begins a hair - raising, mind - bending adventure: racing around in a black sportscar, getting into scrapes with venereal infections and web pages with dubious content - before locating an invisible citadel in the heart of Barcelona. This easy - riding, ball - busting comedy of bad manners is one of the most surprising and entertaining literary debuts of recent years, with Tusset revealing himself to be a hugely talented and hilarious satirist.