During his 30 years of globe-trotting, British travel writer, James Ogle, has kept his eyes open for the perfect place to spend his retirement - the best place on earth to live. Now, on his latest trip, he has found it - an Australian coastal town called Narooma. But he has two problems. His rich wife, Elaine, wants to stay in England. And an Australian retirement visa will cost him over half a million pounds. Determined to live in Narooma at any cost, James decides to kill his wife and inherit her money, thus solving both problems at once. But how? He hasn't murdered anybody before. While pondering this, he meets an enigmatic artist on a beach, who has an amazing story to reveal. Now James has three problems. From the Scottish islands - to London - to Australia, "Climate Change" takes you on an extraordinary journey. It is a thriller, a love story, a travel book and a black comedy - all in one terrifically entertaining novel.
Not sure whether I enjoyed this or not. A bit thriller, a bit love story, a major travel guide. I learnt so much about Australia, which was good, but the rest of the storyline was very light on the thriller/ love story element. A strange book.
A deviation in setting from the previous books I've read by Michael Wood - here the action takes place in Australia rather than the familiar Lake District locations. A bit pedestrian in pace and obvious in plot, but an OK read.