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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
How (And Why) To Make Your Lover's Head Disappear by Gero Mannella is an absurdist comedy novel. Jessica is a nymphomaniac prone to extramarital affairs. One day while consorting with her latest lover, Jessica is caught in a spot when her husband, Horace Ferendeles, comes home early, leaving Jessica to scramble to the door and forcing her lover to hide in the closet. After Jessica's lover accidentally locks himself in the closet and chokes to death, a thief named Bozo enters their home and ends up losing consciousness. Jessica seeks help from her neighboring young couple, Daria and Walter, and together the three friends work at getting rid of the body and the unconscious thief. Soon, a series of escalating events has Jessica's husband arrested on murder charges, while Bozo bumbles one blackmailing attempt after another.
Gero Mannella's dark humor hits the spot more often than not as the novel plays out like a surreal comedy of errors. How (And Why) To Make Your Lover's Head Disappear may not be everyone's cup of tea, but fans of the Coen Brothers will devour the book with relish. The quirky characters, with their exaggerated traits, make sure to entertain you from start to finish. There is not a single dull moment in the entire book. Some of the scenes involving Horace with the inspector had me in stitches, like his pursuit of abstract art while drawing sketches of suspects. This one is right up your alley if you love humor with a sprinkling of the macabre.
