BOOK REVIEW

Title: The Big Over Easy

Author: Fforde, Jasper

In ten words or less: Jack Spratt and Mary Mary investigate Humpty Dumpty's death

Review: I feared that this mystery might be just too, you know, cutesy. But a patron of the library where I work recommended it, and she didn't seem like the type to wallow in ooey-gooey silliness. Detective jack Spratt might be any British law enforcement officer, from Adam Dalgliesh to Inspector Morse. But Spratt's las case involves three pigs nabbed for the murder of a certain wolf.
When Humpty Dumpty is found dead at the foot of a wall in a seedy neighborhood, Spratt and his new partner, Sergeant Mary Mary,comb Dumpty's sordid past, looking for the killer.
The book on CD was narrated by Simon Prebble, who narrated it as if magic beanstalks and homicidal pigs were every day occurrences.
Rating: Clever characters and plot make this mystery a delight for British who-done-it fans.