If you fancy a funny and intelligent detective story, I suggest you pick up Jasper Fforde’s The Big Over Easy.
Humpty Dumpty has been found scattered into pieces over the wall and foul play is suspected. Detective Inspector Jack Spratt of the Nursery Crime Division and his assistant Mary Mary set out to uncover the cause of his death. In the course of their investigation, they meet with familiar nursery rhyme characters who are all part of this world where nursery rhyme characters co-exist with fellow humans.
The book’s a riot – bringing in your knowledge of nursery rhymes and combining it with your knowledge of the ways of the modern world, all the while laced with satirical wit and intelligent humour. A recommended read.
The book is available from the National Library.
Posted by DSD at September 29, 2006 9:30 AMOh yes, you should hear about the one called "The Princess and the Pee".
Apparently, a Princess had to pee through 12 mattresses to prove who she was.
Posted by: ivan at September 29, 2006 1:17 PM