Richard Jury is still dealing with the guilt of the accident that sent Lu Aquilar into a coma. But then he gets assigned the case of a beautiful woman who was murdered on the grounds of a pub called the Black Cat. And the only witness is a black cat. The woman is unidentifiable-but Jury is going to
Black Cats: The Spoon of Doom
โ Scribed by Sam Hay
- Publisher
- A&C Black;Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Year
- 2010;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Edition
- UK
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1408153440
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โฆ Synopsis
It was never meant to feed the needy; but to serve up grief to the mean and greedy'Theunfortunately named Albert Grub (A. Grub) has parents who are obsessedby mini-beasts; there are insects in the fridge, woodlice living in thehall and spiders dwelling in the cupboard under the stairs. Buteverything changes one day when Albert discovers that his dad is heirto the factory of the legendary Piddler's Porridge. Why is the town'snoodle King, and owner of the adjacent factory so keen to get his handson the Piddler's place? Is he after the legendary Spoon of Doom,believed to be hidden somewhere in the factory? And what can ourreluctant hero do to stop him?A mix of quirky characters andoutlandish goings on topped with lashings of bugs and porridge, this isa laugh-out-loud comic adventure that will appeal especially to boys.
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