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The Man That Got Away Lynne Truss

The Man That Got Away By Lynne Truss

The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss


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The Man That Got Away Summary

The Man That Got Away: a completely gripping laugh-out-loud English cozy mystery by Lynne Truss

A Times Crime Novel of the Year, the perfect murder mystery read for fans of Richard Osman and Elly Griffiths In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot... It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him? Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is - as ever - distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover... Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series.

The Man That Got Away Reviews

A knockabout farce of mayhem and murder ... A feast of black humour -- Barry Turner * Daily Mail *
A welcome second outing ... Lynne Truss is clearly having a great time - and so does the reader. There is a smile, giggle or guffaw on every page -- Mark Sanderson * The Times *
[An] entertaining new crime series ... Truss's affection for a rollicking, twisty caper has transferred to the page with ease ... There's some fine storytelling on display here -- Praise for 'A Shot in the Dark' * Observer *
Funny, clever, charming, imaginative, nostalgic and gently satirical -- Praise for 'A Shot in the Dark' * The Times *
A farce that gathers hilarious pace with every page ... More Marx Brothers than Agatha Christie, this is crime fiction turned on its head - a giddy spell of sheer delight -- Praise for 'A Shot in the Dark' * Daily Mail *
With plenty of brightly coloured bucket-and-spadery, including ghost trains and Punch and Judy and variety acts, this clever, tongue-in-cheek escapade is a perfect summer read -- Praise for 'A Shot in the Dark' * Guardian *
It takes a writer of Lynne Truss's wit and intelligence ... to take on both the cosy and comic fields, shaking them up to forge something fresh and beguiling ... Delightfully witty -- Praise for 'A Shot in the Dark' * i *

About Lynne Truss

Lynne Truss is a columnist, writer and broadcaster whose book on punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves was an international bestseller. She has written extensively for radio, and is the author of six previous novels, as well as a non-fiction account (Get Her Off the Pitch!) of her four years as a novice sportswriter for The Times. On radio, she is currently engaged in writing a continuing sequence of short stories for Radio 4 entitled Life at Absolute Zero. Her columns have appeared in the Listener, The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and Saga. She lives in Sussex and London with two dogs.

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GOR010725176
9781408890578
1408890577
The Man That Got Away: a completely gripping laugh-out-loud English cozy mystery by Lynne Truss
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20200709
336
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