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A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark: A Twitten Mystery | Lynne Truss
6 posts | 10 read | 8 to read
The charming first novel in a new comic crime series, from one of Britain's most-loved writers, the incomparable Lynne Truss Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious not to mention irritating new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all...
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CarolynM
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Twisty, satirical, silly and unbelievable in the best possible way, this story of criminal gangs in 1950s Brighton is the anti Brighton Rock. I enjoyed it enormously.

rockpools This sounds really fun! 14mo
CarolynM @rockpools It is! It was given to me as a sort of cheer-up present and it worked😁 14mo
Aims42 Ooo! Thanks for this review, I just borrowed the audiobook for a road trip this coming weekend 🤩It sounds good!! 14mo
CarolynM @Aims42 Hope you enjoy it too. 14mo
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Smarkies
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Mehso-so

A bit of a hit and miss at times though I did enjoy the humor in bits. Will give the second book a go to see if it clicks for me.

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Dogearedcopy
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Pickpick

It hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit today and the power grid blinked for a bit so, staying in a cool, dark room with an audiobook was the way to go! This is a cozy mystery set in Brighton (UK) in 1957 — full of cleverness and plenty of twists & turns to keep you guessing!

Matt Green is the audiobook narrator who delivers the snark perfectly. 🎧

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BookNAround
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Had to get my annual physical today and took this one along with me to start. Pending my bloodwork, all is hunky dory here (aside from quarantine weight gain which she didn‘t even chastise me for in just another sign of how changed the world is).

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Matilda
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charl08 Oh, I loved this as a radio series. Profoundly silly! 6y
Matilda @charl08 sounds like exactly what I need! 6y
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Lel2403
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Pickpick

Set in 1950‘s Brighton, with some good pop culture added too. Inspector Steine is a buffoon, useless as a cop and won‘t admit any crimes are committed in Brighton. His, Sergeant Brunswick, is frustrated by this and then along comes Constable Twitten. He has been moved around from one area to another as he‘s ‘too clever‘.
There are some really funny moments and I loved Vince the Punch and Judy man.

jillrhudy Sounds good. Maybe this is something to try. I can‘t get into anything at the moment. 6y
Lel2403 @jillrhudy it‘s a nice easy read, so may well get you out of a slump 6y
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