The Man That Got Away (A Constable Twitten Mystery, 2) - Softcover

Truss, Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635574234 ISBN 13: 9781635574234

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

A wryly entertaining new crime caper from Lynne Truss, author of “the funniest crime novel of 2018” (Wall Street Journal) and the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

1957: In the beach town of Brighton, music is playing and guests are sunning themselves, when a young man is found dead, dripping blood, in a deck chair.

Constable Twitten of the Brighton Police Force has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious nightspot, but his captain and his colleagues are-as ever-busy with other more important issues. Inspector Steine is being conned into paying for the honor of being featured at the Museum of Wax, and Sergeant Brunswick is trying (and failing) to get the attention of the distraught Brighton Belles who found the body. As the case twists and turns, Constable Twitten must find the murderer and convince his colleagues that there's an evil mastermind behind Brighton's climbing crime rate.

Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the second installment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynne Truss is a columnist, novelist and broadcaster whose Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation was a New York Times bestseller. Truss lives in Brighton. Lynnetruss.com

Review:

“A Shot in the Dark couples suspense with dark hilarity in the manner of the 1955 British black comedy film 'The Ladykillers,' thus delivering (just in time) the funniest crime novel of 2018.” ―The Wall Street Journal on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“The author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves brings her customary wit to her first detective novel, set in 1957 in Brighton, England, and centered on the murder of a theater critic.” ―Publishers Weekly Mystery and Thriller Top 10 Pick on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“Truss' language, unsurprisingly, sparkles, and her portrayal of class and its exasperating effect on even the British underworld is memorable. Readers of Agatha Christie are a natural audience for this study in peculiarity.” ―Booklist on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“This farcical tale is packed with interwoven plotlines, clues strewn about like confetti and a comically oblivious chief inspector. It reads like a stage comedy . . . Sharp and witty, A Shot in the Dark is a good time.” ―Bookpage, "Top Pick in Cozies" on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“[An] entertaining new crime series ... Truss's affection for a rollicking, twisty caper has transferred to the page with ease ... There's some fine storytelling on display here.” ―Observer on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“Funny, clever, charming, imaginative, nostalgic and gently satirical.” ―The Times on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“With plenty of brightly coloured bucket-and-spadery, including ghost trains and Punch and Judy and variety acts, this clever, tongue-in-cheek escapade is a perfect summer read.” ―Guardian on A SHOT IN THE DARK

“It takes a writer of Lynne Truss's wit and intelligence ... to take on both the cosy and comic fields, shaking them up to forge something fresh and beguiling ... Delightfully witty.” ―Independent on A SHOT IN THE DARK

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1635574234
• ISBN 13: 9781635574234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304