{"product_id":"once-upon-a-crime-9780751583823","title":"Once Upon a Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ABSURD CRIME FICTION PARODY BY FICTIONAL AUTHOR 'MARTIN FISHBACK' - AS SEEN ON BBC TWO \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig'\u003cbr\u003eMIRANDA HART \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'We all need more laughs like this'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAISLING BEA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExeter: a city in decline, East Devon's capital of crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detective Roger LeCarre: a man on a quest to rid the world of crime (starting with Devon and Cornwall and then working outwards) so he can concentrate on his watercolours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e LeCarre runs 10km a day but probably burns more calories shaking his head at what has become of his city. Now Exeter is set to become the UK Capital of Culture and the ambitious Lord Mayor wants to turn things around. But when a young man's (dead) body is found in the centre of town, things get murky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Roger LeCarre is a character never seen before in modern fiction - a tough but troubled detective with a drink problem and a marriage in trouble. Can he find out who killed the young man, save the city and change his energy provider before the new more expensive tariff kicks in?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with drama, eroticism and very specific Wikipedia-sourced information on Devon, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon A Crime\u003c\/i\u003e is a thriller that takes itself very seriously and that should not, on any account, actually be taken seriously.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sphere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780751583823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 4.96w x 1.10d","brand":"Fergus Craig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507515322549,"sku":"9780751583823","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c5dd5cf7-4f07-4be1-b09e-ef4ffa2322ec.jpg?v=1778565514","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/once-upon-a-crime-9780751583823","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}