It's Easter in Reading – a bad time for eggs – and no one can remember the last sunny day. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Following the pathologist's careful reconstruction of Humpty's shell, Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his Sergeant Mary Mary are soon grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, the illegal Bearnaise sauce market, corporate politics and the cut and thrust world of international Chiropody. As Jack and Mary stumble around the streets of Reading in Jack's Lime Green Austin Allegro, the clues pile up, but Jack has his own problems to deal with. And on top of everything else, the JellyMan is coming to town...
Kinderliedjes misdaad Reeks
Deze serie biedt een unieke draai aan klassieke kinderliedjespersonages, die worden verplaatst naar de rauwe wereld van moderne misdaadonderzoeken. Volg de sluwe Detective Chief Inspector Jack Spratt terwijl hij complexe zaken ontrafelt met humor en een frisse kijk. Duik in de donkerdere stromingen van bekende verhalen, waar humor en spanning verweven zijn met verrassende plotwendingen. Het is een meeslepende lectuur voor mysterie-enthousiastelingen die op zoek zijn naar een fantasievol concept en memorabele personages.
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The Fourth Bear
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- 14 uur lezen
In "The Fourth Bear" by Jasper Fforde, Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are on the case of missing journalist Goldy Hatchett. Their investigation leads them to the suspicious Three Bears, while a sadistic Gingerbreadman lurks in Reading. Fforde delivers a whimsical blend of detective fiction and nursery rhyme.