![]() ![]() Jack is a veteran of the Nursery Crime Division, a portion of the local police force that generally gets no respect from the rest of the force, especially those officers who are part of the Guild of Detectives and aim to solve cases solely for the purpose of writing them up in Amazing Crime Stories. In The Big Over Easy, the first book of the series, Jack Spratt and his new partner Mary Mary are investigating the murder of Humpty Dumpty, a philandering older man (well, egg) who fell off his wall and cracked into hundreds of pieces. Therefore, occurrences like giant beanstalks, talking animals and other fanciful things are common. ![]() This series of novels, unlike the Thursday Next books set in a world that blended seamlessly with classic literature, is set in a world where a variety of nursery rhyme characters interact with regular humans. Those who are fans of his first series featuring Thursday Next will be excited to learn that Fforde has begun a new series of books with nursery rhyme character Jack Spratt as the main detective. ![]() The Big Over Easy: A Thursday Next Novel - book reviewĪnyone who has read Jasper Fforde’s literary mysteries beginning with The Eyre Affair knows that the author has an amazing imagination and a nearly uncanny ability to blend police work with convoluted fantasy. ![]()
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