Murder at Crime Manor: The parody crime novel nominated for the Everyman Bollinger Wodehouse Prize
Oct 2022 · Hachette UK
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THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT
'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig'
MIRANDA HART
'We all need more laughs like this'
AISLING BEA
Detective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of Exeter. Amateur squash player. And now, party guest at Powderham, the manor house owned by mysterious billionaire tech genius Eli Quartz.
It is a small and unconventional gathering: the Bishop, a fading radio star, a desperate aristocrat, the aging butler and his absurdly beautiful daughter - and Detective Roger LeCarre. Then a snowstorm blows in and the group realise they are trapped.
And when, completely against expectations for this kind of situation, someone winds up dead, it's obvious who must solve the crime. Obvious, but for the fact the murder weapon was in Detective Roger LeCarre's hand, and the body was at his feet...
Murder at Crime Manor was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction on 4 October, 2023.
'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig'
MIRANDA HART
'We all need more laughs like this'
AISLING BEA
Detective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of Exeter. Amateur squash player. And now, party guest at Powderham, the manor house owned by mysterious billionaire tech genius Eli Quartz.
It is a small and unconventional gathering: the Bishop, a fading radio star, a desperate aristocrat, the aging butler and his absurdly beautiful daughter - and Detective Roger LeCarre. Then a snowstorm blows in and the group realise they are trapped.
And when, completely against expectations for this kind of situation, someone winds up dead, it's obvious who must solve the crime. Obvious, but for the fact the murder weapon was in Detective Roger LeCarre's hand, and the body was at his feet...
Murder at Crime Manor was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction on 4 October, 2023.
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October 20, 2022
very funny main character. Made me laugh lot during the book. Detective Roger Lecarre reminds me of the love child of Ron swanson (from parks and recreation) with the voice of matt Berry from the IT crowd. don't take the book too seriously. that being said I didn't guess who did it and there were some good clues!
About the author
Fergus is a multi-award-winning actor, comedian and writer for television. In 2022, his character Martin Fishback, fictional creator of Roger LeCarre, appeared in his own BBC Two short. Fergus is the author of parody book Tips For Actors and the Roger LeCarre novels Once Upon a Crime and Murder at Crime Manor.
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