Once Upon a Crime: The hilarious Detective Roger LeCarre parody 'thriller'

Detective Roger LeCarre is a tough but troubled detective with a drink problem and a marriage in trouble. He is on a quest to rid the world of crime, starting with Devon and Cornwall. When a young man's body is found in the center of town, things get murky.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

The absurd crime fiction parody by fictional author Martin Fishback, as seen on BBC Two, is a hilarious and clever take on the genre. Written by Fergus Craig, Miranda Hart, Aisling Bea, and Exeter, the novel follows Detective Roger LeCarre, a man on a quest to rid the world of crime, starting with Devon and Cornwall and then working outwards. LeCarre runs 10km a day but probably burns more calories shaking his head at what has become of his city. Now Exeter is set to become the UK Capital of Culture, and the ambitious Lord Mayor wants to turn things around. However, when a young man's (dead) body is found in the center of town, things get murky.

Detective Roger LeCarre is a character never seen before in modern fiction. He is a tough but troubled detective with a drink problem and a marriage in trouble. Can he find out who killed the young man, save the city, and change his energy provider before the new, more expensive tariff kicks in?

Once Upon A Crime is a thriller that takes itself very seriously but should not be taken seriously. It is filled with drama, eroticism, and very specific Wikipedia-sourced information on Devon. The novel is a parody of the crime fiction genre and is sure to provide a laugh-out-loud experience for readers.

Weight: 216g
Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408730645