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...
Cuentos de hadas criminales Serie
Esta serie ofrece un giro único a los personajes clásicos de las canciones infantiles, trasladándolos al crudo mundo de la investigación criminal moderna. Siga al astuto Detective Jefe Inspector Jack Spratt mientras desentraña casos complejos con ingenio y una perspectiva fresca. Sumérjase en las corrientes más oscuras de cuentos familiares, donde el humor y el suspense se entrelazan con sorprendentes giros argumentales. Es una lectura cautivadora para los entusiastas del misterio que buscan un concepto imaginativo y personajes memorables.
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