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'The third book in this delightful series...is very much set in 'Golden Age' territory...Written with relish and a light heart, The Herring in the Library plays with the conventions of the traditional crime story. No gore and nothing to frighten the horses - but plenty of nifty plot-twists, jokes all the way, and a great deal of fun.' --The Guardian, Laura Wilson
'A rib-tickling take on Christie's classic country house murders. Funny, but cleverly intriguing with it. The series is fast achieving cult status... Snap up Ten Little Herrings too...'
--Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 6th August
'The latest in a tremendously funny series which has fun with- rather than making fun of - the classic British whodunnit...There are plenty of in-jokes aimed a fans of classic crime, and indeed at contemporary crime writers...' --Morning Star, Mat Coward
'Pastiches and parodies of the golden age of whodunits are hardly scarce, but few succeed in getting it right. Agatha Christie and her ilk seem to be easy targets, but too much mickey-taking ceases to be fun. More importantly, affectionate satire on its own is not enough: plot and characters must work too. LC Tyler's `Herring' series of which The Herring in the Library is the third, meets all the challenges with panache...A joy to read.' --The Times --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'A rib-tickling take on Christie's classic country house murders. Funny, but cleverly intriguing with it. The series is fast achieving cult status... Snap up Ten Little Herrings too...'
--Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 6th August
'The latest in a tremendously funny series which has fun with- rather than making fun of - the classic British whodunnit...There are plenty of in-jokes aimed a fans of classic crime, and indeed at contemporary crime writers...' --Morning Star, Mat Coward
'Pastiches and parodies of the golden age of whodunits are hardly scarce, but few succeed in getting it right. Agatha Christie and her ilk seem to be easy targets, but too much mickey-taking ceases to be fun. More importantly, affectionate satire on its own is not enough: plot and characters must work too. LC Tyler's `Herring' series of which The Herring in the Library is the third, meets all the challenges with panache...A joy to read.' --The Times --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Elsie and Ethelred return . . .
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
L.C.Tyler's The Herring-Seller's Apprentice, his debut novel, was a splendidly witty affair. It attracted a good deal of well-deserved attention, introducing as it did two very entertaining characters, unsuccessful crime writer Ethelred Tressider and his long-suffering agent Elsie Thirkettle, in a story which paid agreeable homage to the Golden Age mystery. There was a freshness about the story and its telling that lifted it well above run of the mill pastiche. So I approached Tyler's fourth and latest novel, and his third featuring Ethelred and Elsie, with much enthusiasm. Happily, it lived up to expectations. As the title suggests, we are in Golden Age territory. In classic fashion, Ethelred's old friend Sir Robert Muntham is found dead in the library of Muntham Court, after a dinner attended by Ethelred, Elsie, and a host of people who had reason to wish Sir Robert harm. The present day narrative is accompanied by extracts from one of Ethelred's historical mysteries, featuring Chaucer's sidekick Master Thomas, investigating a crime which has curious parallels with the case of Sir Robert. Tyler manages, therefore, to poke fun at two different kinds of detective story in the course of one novel. There are plenty of jokes, as well as a witty finale, and if you like intelligent, light-hearted mysteries, with not a sadistic serial killer in sight, this will be right up your street.
Reviewed by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries)
Reviewed by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this novel Ethelred and Elsie are invited to an evening a country house where the host drops dead. In the same vein as the first two books, we get the story from two various viewpoints. Unfortunately this is a bit wearing as Elsie is annoying and incompetent . At first this was funny annoying, now it's just annoying. The dim Ethelred and the funny chubby sidekick have lost their freshness by book three. By no means the worst book I've ever read but by the middle I just wanted to rush through to the end so that it could be over with (even in mediocre whodunnits I want to know who done it).
Not one I would recommend.
Not one I would recommend.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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In crowded field of post-modern, metaphysically tricksy, cosy crime, odd-couple, Wodehouse-meets-Calvino mystery, LC Tyler has no peers.
The third 'Ethelred and Elsie' novel has all the ingredients that Tyler fans will expect: a classic Agatha Christie-style plot (a locked room mystery in this case); wry observations on the literary world and the crime genre; an ending which subverts everything which has gone before; and a bone-dry narrative voice to hold the thing together.
Most comic crime novels manage the crime better than the comedy. LC Tyler is one of the very few genuinely amusing crime writers. Luckily he's a much better writer than his protagonist Ethelred Tressider (whose own agent admits he's third-rate). No such accusation could be levelled against LC Tyler, and my only complaint is that we have to wait another year before the next adventure with our dynamic duo.
Tim Stretton, author of The Dog of the North
The third 'Ethelred and Elsie' novel has all the ingredients that Tyler fans will expect: a classic Agatha Christie-style plot (a locked room mystery in this case); wry observations on the literary world and the crime genre; an ending which subverts everything which has gone before; and a bone-dry narrative voice to hold the thing together.
Most comic crime novels manage the crime better than the comedy. LC Tyler is one of the very few genuinely amusing crime writers. Luckily he's a much better writer than his protagonist Ethelred Tressider (whose own agent admits he's third-rate). No such accusation could be levelled against LC Tyler, and my only complaint is that we have to wait another year before the next adventure with our dynamic duo.
Tim Stretton, author of The Dog of the North
Most Recent Customer Reviews
I laughed out loud several times
I haven't read anything previously by the author and picked this on a whim. I'm glad I did. It was very good. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Maidstone reader
By St. Stephen's Sausages - A Brilliant Book!
When unhappy crime writer Ethelred Tressider (or Peter Fielding. Or J.R. Elliot. Or even Amanda Collins. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Anon.
A classic whodunit and a fun read.
When writer Ethelred Tressider bumps into Rob (Shagger) Muntham outside the village Post Office, last seen considerably inebriated celebrating his degree, he expects nothing more... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lizzie Hayes
Another excellent murder mystery in the 'Elsie & Ethelred' series!
I have read all the 'Herring' novels & have thoroughly enjoyed them. This latest one is no exception. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Val, Watford
Riddled with dry wit and mystery
A good dose of wit and mystery in a spoof Cluedo setting, with a jolly fine plot. A sort of Agatha Christie meets Stephen Fry written with panache. Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. H. Swift
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