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Synopsis
Ethelred Tressider is a crime writer with problems. His latest novel is going nowhere, mid-life crisis is looming and he’s burdened by the literary agent he probably deserves: Elsie Thirkettle, a diminutive but determined individual who claims to enjoy neither the company of writers nor literature of any sort.
But however bad things look they can always get worse, as Ethelred discovers when his ex-wife, Geraldine, vanishes close to his Sussex home. When the disappearance becomes a murder enquiry, the police quickly decide that Geraldine Tressider has been the victim of a local serial killer. Elsie begs to differ, on the grounds that the killer’s other victims had been Sad Cows, whereas Geraldine was a Scheming Bitch – another species entirely – and no serious serial killer would murder one in mistake for the other . . .
Soon the indefatigable Elsie has bullied Ethelred into embarking upon his own investigation, but as their enquiries proceed, she begins to suspect that her client’s own alibi is not as solid as he claims. The Herring Seller’s Apprentice is an appallingly funny murder mystery, packed with dizzying plot twists and peopled by a memorable cast of eccentrics.
‘Masterful’ Financial Times
‘A classic detective novel’ Scotsman
‘Unusually accomplished’ Helen Dunmore
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'A belting read full of fun and black humour'
-- Mensa
'A quick and funny read' -- Eurocrime
'An impressive but gentle spoof on the whole business of writing crime fiction'
-- Birmingham Post
'One of the cleverest parodies I've ever read...Tyler's elegant wit will have you smiling.' -- Reviewing the Evidence
'There is plenty in this novel to make you laugh out loud and bring a smile to your face.' -- It's a Crime
'Wacky and subversive take on the crime novel by Brit diplomat. Shades of Monty Python.'
-- Bookseller
'a classic detective story with a welcome layer of comedy added' -- Writers News
`This is a classic detective story...lots of clues, and a solution that will delight Christie and Sayers fans.' -- The Scotsman
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A darkly subversive take on the detective novel . . .
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- PublisherMacmillan New Writing
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0230529658
- ISBN 13 9780230529656
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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