Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a hapless detective who has to return to the village where he grew up in order to help solve a murder case. He is hampered in his efforts by both his superior officer and his assistant.
Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a hapless detective who has to return to the village where he grew up in order to help solve a murder case. He is hampered in his efforts by both his superior officer and his assistant. The book is interesting enough to capture the reader's attention but the humour may not appeal to everyone.
Pauline Braisher, A LoveReading Ambassador
The writer is already working on the next instalment of the family history, in which we'll be introduced to Fearless Dogbreathus, a native Briton in the pay of the Roman Empire in the wilds of the countryside north of Hadrian's wall. I can't wait to see what he does with that!
A Pocket Full of Haddock is Keven Shevels' latest work in the chronicles of the Dogsbreath family. As you may undoubtedly guess from the title, the author's chosen genre for this episode is the murder mystery, in the style of Agatha Christie...but not a lot! It is 1932 and Detective Sergeant Impetigo Dogsbreath of the Met is dispatched up north to St Mary Mediocre just outside Slagbottom, his home town, to investigate the suspicious deaths of four men in the village pub. He is to be 'assisted' by the local plod, PC Anton Big-Girl's-Blouse, who is as daft as his name suggests and overseen by Detective Inspector Aloysius Corner (of the Yard), the most famous police detective of the age. The only problem is that the Inspector, in common with local sleuth Miss Marble, wants to keep the unsolved crime figures down by attributing all the suspicious deaths he investigates to suicide. Actually, another problem is that, if that won't wash, he steals his sergeant's thunder and claims to have known whodunnit all along and was just waiting for the penny to drop with his subordinate. As usual, this book is a rollicking romp of silliness and I defy anyone with an ounce of humour in their make up to read it with a straight face. The writer is already working on the next instalment of the family history, in which we'll be introduced to Fearless Dogbreathus, a native Briton in the pay of the Roman Empire in the wilds of the countryside north of Hadrian's wall. I can't wait to see what he does with that!
Drena Irish, A LoveReading Ambassador