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The Big Over Easy

By Jasper Fforde

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‘It looks like he died from injuries sustained during a fall...'

Bestselling author Jasper Fforde begins an effervescent new series. '

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, Continue

‘It looks like he died from injuries sustained during a fall...'

Bestselling author Jasper Fforde begins an effervescent new series. '

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...

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  • The Big Over Easy

    Shotsmag Reviews - The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy is the first in a new series by the famed author of the renowned Thursday Next series. Not content with writing about literary figures that live out there lives offstage, Fforde ... (read full critics)

    shotsmag published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

  • The Big Over Easy By Jasper Fforde

    After four books in the Thursday Next series, Jasper Fforde has turned his unique imagination to the inspired joining of familiar nursery rhymes and modern detective novels. Those who remember the first and are familiar with the second will derive th ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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    So Much Fun!

    This is the first book by Jasper Fford that I've ever read, although I've had many of his books on my "to read" list for a while. In any case, this is a very clever story. While it has all the ingredients of a good murder mystery, Fford integrates the zany element with his use of nursery rhyme chara ... (continue)

    This is the first book by Jasper Fford that I've ever read, although I've had many of his books on my "to read" list for a while. In any case, this is a very clever story. While it has all the ingredients of a good murder mystery, Fford integrates the zany element with his use of nursery rhyme characters, mythological figures, and fairytale icons that partake in the story as though it's the most normal thing in the world.
    I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish!
    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
    Suggested With: A good memory of your favorite childhood stories!

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    ReadingQueen 12/17 said on Dec 3, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • by Jasper Fforde

    So enjoyable. Plenty of suspance 'till the end. I only wish I knew more about "nursery literature" to enjoy at full all the hints.
    Very clever.

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    Fiore said on Aug 16, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Now this is fun. And it has suspence too. IMHO I liked it best than the Thursday Next ones.

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    Lenz said on Jan 11, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • eBook 300 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1844569233
  • ISBN-13: 9781844569236
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Pub date: May 01, 2009
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
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