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...
Fiabe criminali Serie
Questa serie offre una svolta unica ai personaggi classici delle filastrocche, trapiantandoli nel mondo realistico delle indagini criminali moderne. Seguite l'astuto Detective Capo Ispettore Jack Spratt mentre svela casi complessi con arguzia e una prospettiva fresca. Immergetevi nelle correnti più oscure di racconti familiari, dove umorismo e suspense si intrecciano con sorprendenti sviluppi della trama. È una lettura avvincente per gli appassionati di gialli che cercano un concetto fantasioso e personaggi memorabili.
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The Fourth Bear
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- 14 ore di lettura
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.