Imagine some of the great noir detectives; think of the gritty crimes they investigated. Now picture them working in a world where nursery rhyme characters are real, and walk among us.
Just hearing the plot of Fforde’s comic novel - Inspector Jack Spratt, of the Nursery Crime division, tries to solve the brutal murder of Humpty Dumpty - had me laughing. It became one of my favorites.
If you’re way too literal - or literarily inclined - stay away; you just won’t get it. If you love to laugh, and you appreciate an author who goes merrily into uncharted territory, read this book.
If you’re way too literal - or literarily inclined - stay away; you just won’t get it. If you love to laugh, and you appreciate an author who goes merrily into uncharted territory, read this book.
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