Murder at Crime Manor

The parody crime novel nominated for the Everyman Bollinger Wodehouse Prize

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Murder at Crime Manor

By: Fergus Craig

Narrated by: Fergus Craig

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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.©2022 Fergus Craig

Fergus CraigFergus CraigLittle, Brown Book GroupDetective Roger LeCarre

Cosy

Crime

Dark Humour

Literature & Fiction

Mystery

Police Procedural

Murder

Fiction

Detective

Witty

Cosy Crime Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Murder Fiction Detective Witty

Critic reviews

Detective Roger LeCarre is lovable, funny and absurd. This book is Wodehousian in spirit and style. You laugh out loud, and you wonder how it is that in a staged country-house setting, where murder is done, you can still care. And then you realise that you've enjoyed it. A fictional romp to savour.

I laughed out loud at the very first line. And it just got funnier from there. Like Les Dawson playing the piano, Fergus Craig is a master of brilliantly hilarious terrible writing.

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Non stop hilarity from start to finish brilliantly narrated by the author. A highly entertaining listen, hope there’s more to come!