{"product_id":"bump-in-the-night-paperback-1","title":"Bump in the Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday nights have suddenly turned quite ridiculously noisy in the country town of Chalmsbury, where the good folk are outraged at having their rest disturbed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins with a drinking fountain being blown to smithereens - next the statue of a local worthy loses his head, and the following week a giant glass eye is exploded. Despite the soft-soled sleuthing of cub reporter Len Leaper, the crime spate grows alarming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheer vandalism is bad enough, but when a life is lost the amiable \u003cstrong\u003eInspector Purbright\u003c\/strong\u003e, called in from nearby Flaxborough to assist in enquiries, finds he must delve deep into the seamier side of this quiet town's goings on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitty and a little wicked, Colin Watson's tales offer a mordantly entertaining cast of characters and laugh-out-loud wordplay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat people are saying about the Flaxborough series: \u003cp\u003e\"Colin Watson wrote \u003cstrong\u003ethe best English detective stories ever\u003c\/strong\u003e. They work beautifully as whodunnits but it's really the world he creates and populates ... and the quality of the writing which makes these stories utterly superior.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Flaxborough Chronicles are satires on the underbelly of English provincial life, very well observed, very funny and witty, written with an apt turn of phrase ... \u003cstrong\u003eA complete delight\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have never read Colin Watson - start now\u003c\/strong\u003e. And savour the whole series.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Light-hearted, well written, wickedly observed and very funny - \u003cstrong\u003ethe Flaxborough books are a joy\u003c\/strong\u003e. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eHow English can you get?\u003c\/strong\u003e Watson's wry humour, dotty characters, baddies who are never too bad, plots that make a sort of sense. Should I end up on a desert island Colin Watson's books are the ones I'd want with me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA classic of English fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e... Yes, it is a crime novel, but it is so much more. Wonderful use of language, wry yet sharp humour and a delight from beginning to end.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Colin Watson threads some serious commentary and not a little sadness and tragedy within his usual \u003cstrong\u003eexcellent satire on small town morality and eccentricities\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Re-reading it now, I am struck by just how many laugh-out-loud moments it contains. \u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully written book\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As always, hypocricy and skulduggery are rife, and the good do not necessarily emerge triumphant. Set aside plenty of time to read this book - \u003cstrong\u003eyou won't want to put it down once you've started it!\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you enjoy classic mysteries with no graphic violence and \u003cstrong\u003emarvellously well drawn characters\u003c\/strong\u003e then give the Flaxborough series a try - you will not be disappointed.\"\u003c\/p\u003eEditorial reviews: \u003cp\u003e\"Watson has \u003cstrong\u003ean unforgivably sharp eye for the ridiculous\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Flaxborough is Colin Watson's quiet English town whose outward respectability masks a seething pottage of greed, crime and vice ... Mr Watson \u003cstrong\u003ewields a delightfully witty pen dripped in acid\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eArguably the best of comic crime writers\u003c\/strong\u003e, delicately treading the line between wit and farce ... Funny, stylish and good mysteries to boot.\" \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great lark, \u003cstrong\u003efull of preposterous situations and pokerfaced wit\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Cecil Day-Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the best\u003c\/strong\u003e. As always with Watson, the writing is sharp and stylish and wickedly funny!\" \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThe rarest of comic crime writers\u003c\/strong\u003e, one with the gift of originality.\" Julian Symons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Flaxborough, \u003cstrong\u003ethat olde-worlde town with Dada trimmings\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406929019058,"sku":"9781788420167","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/445e81e3d1a65ea21edd75790a4a0864.webp?v=1778208897","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bump-in-the-night-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}