Praise for RESERVOIR PUPS: 'Fast, furious, and very funny.' -- Primary Times 20040201 'Fast, fabulous fun ... excellent comic adventure. I loved the carefree sheer enthusiasm of the writing and laughed aloud throughout. Can't wait for the next!' -- The Children's Bookseller 20030801 'The fact that young and old alike can enjoy this novel is testament to Bateman's talent... Tension is mixed in with impeccable comic touches in a novel almost unique in its genre. Never does the reader feel patronised, neither do you feel like you are excluded from the emotional moments.' -- This is Books 20030801

Colin Bateman was a journalist in Northern Ireland before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, DIVORCING JACK, won the Betty Trask Prize, and all his novels have been critically acclaimed. He wrote the screenplays for the feature films of DIVORCING JACK, CROSSMAHEART and WILD ABOUT HARRY. He lives in Ireland with his family.