18/10/07

Murder - A millionaire philanthropist is shot while he sleeps. His terrified wife made a narrow escape. Or did she? Mystery - A crime writer's violent fictions start to come chillingly true.

A woman with a talent for breaking the rules, Barney knows a little about cheating. First there was Hooker and that sales clerk, and now she's convinced that arch rival Huevo Motor Sports is not on the track. Snooping to find evidence, Hooker, Barney and Beans, a 150-pound St Bernard hound, discover a shrink-wrapped body with a hole in its head. Amazon UK comparison price £11.20

Behind every great man there stands a great woman, so the adage goes - and never does it apply more wholeheartedly than in Barry and Bob Cryer's hilarious reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Except that behind the great detective there stands a great woman demanding rent! The diaries of Sherlock Holmes' landlady and housekeeper reveal a portrait of life below stairs at 221b Baker Street that is by turns silly, slapstick and sentimental. What results is an affectionate and hilarious sketch of a remarkably enterprising Victorian female whose humorous musings cover everything from the Boer War, boxing and Music Hall legend Bella Lomax to where to buy the best accompaniment for mutton.***Stocked 16 Oct 2012***

The second novel in the terrific series featuring Detective Martin Murphy from the acclaimed screen-writer, journalist and novelist Colin Bateman