When thirty-something ‘pale and uninteresting’ Paula is dumped by her accountant boyfriend Alan for being too boring, drastic action is needed.

After a spot of espionage and a brief spell as a contemporary art installation, Paula decides to ditch the dull image and go along to her local fetish club,   "Liscious".

Club-goers Luda the volatile transvestite; her adoring sidekick, Dave; kind-hearted dominatrix Gretchen; wannabe-minion, SlaveBoy, plus the mysterious - and otherwise naked - Man in the Mask all vow to help her on her quest and win Alan back.

But they have no idea of the real danger they are in (Alan included) when Alan's fiancee, Belinda, embarks on a sinister (and somewhat bloody) transformation plan of her own...

A fast-paced comedy on status obsession, fetish and the roles people play between the sheets or the spreadsheets. Sadomasochism for Accountants will appeal to people who enjoy socially satirical comedies such as The Birdcage.

A rhubarb wit sharp enough to make your eyes water, Rosy Barnes has created a dazzling feast of corporate lust and sadomasochistic freedom. Writer and reviewer, Lisa Glass, author of Prince Rupert's Teardrop.

I laughed so hard I mislaid my financial spreadsheet. But then I found it again." Publisher’s Accountant

A HIGHLY PROMISING DEBUT novel...refreshingly irreverent

The story opens with Paula up a tree spying on Alan and his new girlfriend, Belinda, with a telescope, and our anti-heroine's journey from here is hilarious.

Barnes has a sharp eye for satire, most notably when dealing with the everyday goings-on of office and suburban life. Alan's girlfriend Belinda is a hilariously gruesome creation, obsessively planning her wedding, trying to change Alan both mentally and physically and striving for success at her work, and woe betide anyone who gets in her way.

Echoing PG Wodehouse, Tom Sharpe and even Douglas Adams, Sadomasochism for Accountants is a fine comic novel.
The Scotsman

the most unlikely romantic comedy ever
Birmingham Life

An entertaining romp through a strange subculture leading to an uneexpectedly disarming climax

The Glasgow Herald

If you dig films like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, I predict you'll love this chick lit parody. It's anarchic and very British comedy tradition...but be prepared for parody as savage as Ricky Gervais or Rik Mayall.

The BookBag

Club Liscious is a great portrayal of an S&M club - or what I imagine one would be like. It's brave, sassy, vivid and loud. And I loved every peculiar utterly charming inch of it. I will certainly never see noses in the same way again...buy this novel, read it and be prepared to think differently as a result.

Anne Brooke, Vulpes Libris

Great fun, but also rather more than that - there's a lot of very sharp lampooning, particularly in the area of what people will do to make the impression they feel they should be making....the writing itself is very assured...setting up a little system of counterparts to reflect the ridiculousness of others. A very distinctive voice.

Alan Franks, Writer and Journalist

Me, looking crazed, feverishly clutching the beauteous thing to me.