The Tax Inspector

Peter Carey's The Tax Inspector is a satirical look at modern life and family dynamics, unfolding on the day Benny Catchprice is fired from Catchprice Motors, coinciding with the arrival of an unusual tax inspector to audit the family business. As the story progresses, it explores a variety of intriguing characters, including a pregnant tax officer, a conflictsome grandmother, and a grandson with big aspirations. This humorous novel offers a keenly observed take on family and societal relationships.