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A review by erine
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
4.0
A twisty, turning mystery with a mildly down-on-his-luck (but happily married and generally decent) detective. The nursery rhyme jokes alone are worth the read.
Humpty Dumpty is dead and Detective Jack Spratt and his assistant Mary Mary are on the case. The case goes from a possible suicide, to a suspected murder, to.
Also involved is a failing footcare empire, the many mistresses and wives of Humpty Dumpty, a golden goose, and Prometheus. The entire story is both ridiculous and fun, and I suppose at some point one runs out of nursery rhymes, but I've always been disappointed there were only two books in this series.
Humpty Dumpty is dead and Detective Jack Spratt and his assistant Mary Mary are on the case. The case goes from a possible suicide, to a suspected murder, to
Spoiler
a multi-attempted murder with a laundry list of suspects that ends up being a hatching, and ultimately Detective Spratt himself crushes the creature that hatched out of Dumpty due to an inherent need to behave as a JackAlso involved is a failing footcare empire, the many mistresses and wives of Humpty Dumpty, a golden goose, and Prometheus. The entire story is both ridiculous and fun, and I suppose at some point one runs out of nursery rhymes, but I've always been disappointed there were only two books in this series.