Nev Fountain is een Engelse schrijver, vooral bekend om zijn komische werk. Hij schrijft mee aan satirische programma's en voor humoristische tijdschriften, waar zijn teksten opvallen door hun scherpe humor en geestigheid. Zijn literaire werk omvat zowel luchtige mysteriromans als spannende thrillers, steeds gekenmerkt door zijn unieke komische stem en slimme plots.
Mervyn Stone does not look like a special man but he is special in one very important respect. Mervyn was script-writer of the BBC television series 'Vixens from the Void', a 'Dynasty in Space' soap opera which gripped the nation in the 1980s. The funny thing about Mervyn is that everywhere his career takes him, there are murders.
Mervyn Stone does not look like a special man but he is special in one very important respect. Mervyn was script-writer of the BBC television series 'Vixens from the Void', a 'Dynasty in Space' soap opera which gripped the nation in the 1980s. The funny thing about Mervyn is that everywhere his career takes him, there are murders.
Set against the backdrop of cult sci-fi fandom, this humorous whodunnit features neurodiverse sleuth Kit Pelham as she delves into the chaos surrounding the destruction of rare vintage action figures and a murder at a toy museum. With a fast-paced narrative, the story combines mystery and comedy, appealing to fans of popular authors in the genre.
Launching a new series, a podcaster and cult science fiction superfan stages a documentary to solve her friend’s murder, and a 40-year-old disappearance, in this riotous and fiendishly twisty mystery.