{"product_id":"the-big-over-easy-a-nursery-crime-9780143037231","title":"The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the seedy underbelly of nursery crime. From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes a rollicking novel--\"as if the Marx brothers were let loose in the children's section of a strange bookstore\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderfully readable riot . . . cleverly plotted, magically overstuffed yet amazingly digestible . . . [for] anyone who wants the thrill of a good crime novel larded with highly literate humor.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Inspector Jack Spratt, family man and head of Reading's Nursery Crime division. He's investigating the murder of ovoid D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Dumpty, ex-convict and lover of women, found shattered to death beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Yes, the big egg is down, and all those brittle pieces sitting in the morgue point to foul play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpratt and his new partner, Sergeant Mary Mary, search through Humpty's sordid past in hopes of finding the key to his death. Before long, Jack and Mary find themselves immersed in a bizarre case that reaches into the highest echelons of Reading society and business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasper Fforde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.62h x 5.84w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143037231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasper Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list with \u003ci\u003eThe Eyre Affair, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first book in the Thursday Next series. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEarly Riser \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Rabbit;\u003c\/i\u003e the Nursery Crime Adventures series; the Shades of Grey series; and the Last Dragonslayer series, adapted for television as a movie. He lives in Wales.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jasper Fforde \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809133838493,"sku":"9780143037231","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dd5b8369-9873-4ecb-b58c-545e6c56954a.jpg?v=1775557064","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-big-over-easy-a-nursery-crime-9780143037231","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}