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Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
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The ultimate stocking filler for the crime fan in your life. The book Miss Marple wishes she owned. This is your essential guide to not getting murdered in a quaint English village, where danger lurks around each cobblestoned corner and every bite of scone or sip...
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An incredibly charming and funny fully illustrated gift book about how to avoid getting murdered in a quaint English village. Repeat after us: don't look in the pond, keep away from the maze and never trust the vicar.
An incredibly charming and funny fully illustrated gift book about how to avoid getting murdered in a quaint English village. Repeat after us: don't look in the pond, keep away from the maze and never trust the vicar.
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The ultimate stocking filler for the crime fan in your life. The book Miss Marple wishes she owned.
This is your essential guide to not getting murdered in a quaint English village, where danger lurks around each cobblestoned corner and every bite of scone or sip of tea may be your last.
If you insist on visiting, do yourself a favour and bring along a copy of this guide book. It may just keep you alive.
Brought to life with dozens of Edward Gorey-esque drawings and peppered with allusions to classic crime fiction, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village gives you the tools you need to stay alive.
Repeat after us: don't look in the pond, keep away from the maze and never trust the vicar.
Good luck. You're going to need it.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526685179
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Raven Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jay Cooper
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 144.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Maureen Johnson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including Death at Morning House and the Stevie Bell mysteries: Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, The Box in the Woods, and Nine Liars. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. For safety’s sake, she lives in New York City; the vicar cannot reach her there. If you or a loved one plan on visiting a Murder Village, please reach out to her on Instagram or TikTok at @maureenjohnsonbooks, on X at @maureenjohnson, or at maureenjohnson.com. She will talk you out of it.
Jay Cooper's books don’t normally include grisly murders, nefarious deeds, or corpses of any sort. He is the illustrator of more than twenty-five books for young people, including The New York Times and USA Today best-selling graphic novel series The Last Comics on Earth, The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House, the Bots series and the Styx and Scones books. Also a Clio award-winning creative director of theatrical advertising, Jay has crafted art and advertising for more than 150 Broadway shows (which have heaps of deaths). He can be found on Twitter @jaycooperart, on Instagram @jaycooperbooks, or at jaycooperbooks.com.
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