ISBN: 9781906321758
Release Date: 25 Jun 2009
Average rating:   (read by 8 members)

Categories: Crime & mystery

A rather silly detective story in the spirit of Jasper Fforde. Harry Pigg, the only surviving brother from the Big Bad Wolf attacks, has set up business as a private detective in Grimmtown, only things aren't going too well. Down on his luck, with bills to pay and no clients in sight the outlook is poor. But then in walks local businessman Aladdin who needs someone to help him track down an old lamp. What follows is a case of nursery rhyme-noir. Funny, thrilling and always entertaining, Harry Pigg is an old breed of hero for a new generation. It's as if Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney had walked into the middle of a bedtime story. A comedy caper for all ages. The first in a major new series.

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oscarwildcat
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What a super little read - highly recommended as light but unusual holiday reading. Takes a gentle side view of the American detective genre mixed with a fantasy world built on fairy tale characters to create an amusing whimsy to pass an afternoon with.

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