Not having read any of the work he's actually known for, Eoin Colfer's book Plugged made for a hilariously entertaining introduction to his literary skills. Between dead bodies, crazy neighbors, telepathic doctors, and hair transplants, this book is overflowing with crime, intrigue, and hot lasagna. Mmmm, lasagna.

Book Title: Plugged
Book Author: Eoin Colfer
Book Publisher: The Overlook Press – Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc.
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Retail Price: $24.95
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Plugged starts off innocently enough with a seedy strip-club bouncer who's just too nice for his own good.

Daniel McEvoy is just a regular guy...who's survived warzones, uppity club owners, and even a dodgy hair transplant. Too bad he seems to stumble when it comes to dealing with coworkers, and neighbors, and cops, and mob bosses.

Daniel McEvoy's main quest starts out innocently enough: figure out how to enjoy some time with one of the not-quite-strippers at the club he works at...okay, in a less innuendo-y way than that sounds. More of a go out for a picnic or take her to the beach type of enjoyment rather than the whole squishy noises of flesh on flesh type of enjoyment.

Although I doubt Daniel would decline such an offer under the right circumstances, or even the wrong circumstances. He's not exactly a saint after all. Unfortunately for him, his crush winds up with a serious case of no longer being alive, leaving him as a prime suspect.

So, his new quest of proving himself innocent leads to him defending himself against not one but two mob bosses (he's popular that way), a secondary love interest in the form of a female cop who thinks he's guilty, and a lasagna-wielding upstairs neighbor with a penchant for word play. Daniel does not lead an easy life.

At least Daniel knows how to hold his own in the world, well, more or less anyway. As I always tend to enjoy secondary characters the most, I particularly enjoyed Zeb's running commentary of Daniel's various predicaments.

I found the book to be hilarious and entertaining. Not a deep-thought type of read, more of a relax and decompress with humour type of read.

I referenced it already, but I think my favourite scene is Daniel's confrontation between the cop who wants to arrest him for murder and the upstairs neighbor wielding freshly baked lasagna and a diamond-hard chip on her shoulder.

If you've read Eoin Colfer's other works, chances are you'll want to check this one out. I know it's had the mirror effect on me. Now I want to check out the Artemis Fowl series to see why everyone raves about it so much.