{"product_id":"murder-at-crime-manor-martins-fishbacks-ridiculous-second-detective-roger-lecarre-parody-thriller","title":"Murder at Crime Manor: Martin's Fishback's ridiculous second Detective Roger LeCarre parody 'thriller'","description":"Review\n\nWhat's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig ― Miranda Hart\n\nFergus Craig is one of the funniest people I know and this book proves it. I can't wait for you to get involved in his VERY silly thriller. We all need more laughs like this ― Aisling Bea\n\nLaugh out loud funny. Detective Roger Le Carre is a crime-solving comedy GOD ― Mark Billingham\n\nTea-spittingly hilarious. Shades of Spike Milligan, Douglas Adams and Alan Partridge ― Chris Brookmyre\n\nFunny and gripping ― Dara Ó Briain\n\nA book so funny it makes you wish you were the subject of a murder investigation in Exeter ― Al Murray\n\nExceptionally funny... crime writing (in the Exeter area) will never be the same ― Marcus Brigstocke\n\nI laughed out loud at the very first line. And it just got funnier from there. Like Les Dawson playing the piano, Fergus Craig is a master of brilliantly hilarious terrible writing. ― Richard Herring\n\nProduct Description\n\nTHE MANOR HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT . . . DETECTIVE ROGER LECARRE IS BACK!!!\n\n'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig'\nMIRANDA HART\n\n'We all need more laughs like this'\nAISLING BEA\n\nDetective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of Exeter. Amateur squash player. And now, party guest at Powderham, the manor house owned by mysterious billionaire tech genius Eli Quartz.\n\nIt is a small and unconventional gathering: the Bishop, a fading radio star, a desperate aristocrat, the aging butler and his absurdly beautiful daughter - and Detective Roger LeCarre. Then a snowstorm blows in and the group realise they are trapped.\n\nAnd when, completely against expectations for this kind of situation, someone winds up dead, it's obvious who must solve the crime. Obvious, but for the fact the murder weapon was in Detective Roger LeCarre's hand, and the body was at his feet...\n\nFrom the creator of BBC2's Martin Fishback comes the second Detective Roger LeCarre crime fiction parody, daring to go where so many other crime novels have gone before.\n\nBook Description\n\nThe manor house murder mystery gains a very Fergus Craig touch as his absurd Detective Roger LeCarre finds himself a guest as a deadly wedding.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nFergus is a multi-award-winning actor, comedian and writer for television. In 2022, his character Martin Fishback, fictional creator of Roger LeCarre, appeared in his own BBC2 short. Fergus is the author of parody book Tips For Actors and Once Upon a Crime, the first Roger LeCarre novel.","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40598951755861,"sku":"9781408727331N","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/ec79e776-0c83-4814-b218-4da98dd4c30d.jpg?v=1682584316","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/murder-at-crime-manor-martins-fishbacks-ridiculous-second-detective-roger-lecarre-parody-thriller","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}