Amber's Comments: Jack Spratt of the Reading, England Nursery Crime Division is no ordinary detective. He is a Person of Dubious Reality (PDR) and is trying to hide it. However, his extensive knowledge of PDRs and their behaviors makes him the perfect man to investigate “Nursery Crime.”
With the help of his colleagues Mary Mary (a PDR herself) and alien Ashley, Jack Spratt is out to solve the unexplained disappearance of the journalist Goldilocks. Along the way, this motley crew is drawn into several other incidents – including porridge trafficking (the talking bears’ drug of choice) and the escape of the most dangerous criminal ever, the Gingerbreadman.
Jack caught the Gingerbreadman the first time, but has been taken off the case because the job has been deemed a strain on his sanity. There was a terrible mistake in the Red Riding Hood case, and Spratt has been shunned because of it. When he shows up with a self-healing car purchased from Dorian Gray, other police officers are sure he has lost his mind.
But Jack keeps digging alongside Mary Mary as they continue their investigations into Goldilocks mysterious disappearance. The last story she was preparing to write was about giant cucumbers. What was so controversial about cucumbers that it may have cost Goldilocks her life? And Jack wants to catch the Gingerbread Man a second time because he does not like the non-NCD officer who has been assigned to the case.
This book is very self-aware, often alluding to plot devices and bad jokes. The humor is definitely British, and would be best enjoyed by those who appreciate comedy like Monty Python. It is a funny book, but there are parts where the plot seems to lag a bit. Also, be prepared to suspend your disbelief because many of the investigation’s “conclusions” are improbable. However, this is an overall fun read and certainly an off-beat mystery. Check Status at GPL
With the help of his colleagues Mary Mary (a PDR herself) and alien Ashley, Jack Spratt is out to solve the unexplained disappearance of the journalist Goldilocks. Along the way, this motley crew is drawn into several other incidents – including porridge trafficking (the talking bears’ drug of choice) and the escape of the most dangerous criminal ever, the Gingerbreadman.
Jack caught the Gingerbreadman the first time, but has been taken off the case because the job has been deemed a strain on his sanity. There was a terrible mistake in the Red Riding Hood case, and Spratt has been shunned because of it. When he shows up with a self-healing car purchased from Dorian Gray, other police officers are sure he has lost his mind.
But Jack keeps digging alongside Mary Mary as they continue their investigations into Goldilocks mysterious disappearance. The last story she was preparing to write was about giant cucumbers. What was so controversial about cucumbers that it may have cost Goldilocks her life? And Jack wants to catch the Gingerbread Man a second time because he does not like the non-NCD officer who has been assigned to the case.
This book is very self-aware, often alluding to plot devices and bad jokes. The humor is definitely British, and would be best enjoyed by those who appreciate comedy like Monty Python. It is a funny book, but there are parts where the plot seems to lag a bit. Also, be prepared to suspend your disbelief because many of the investigation’s “conclusions” are improbable. However, this is an overall fun read and certainly an off-beat mystery. Check Status at GPL
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