First published 2006
When a notorious gingerbread psychopath escapes from custody, detective Jack Spratt and his partner Mary Mary are demoted to investigate a missing journalist. Their only leads are the reclusive Three Bears, whose story about the victim's last sighting doesn't quite add up. As Spratt digs deeper, he uncovers a sinister nursery rhyme conspiracy at the heart of Reading's underbelly. Can he stop the delirious killer before more victims meet a sticky end?
Genres: mystery, crime, fantasy, thriller, detective, nursery-rhymes
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: detective, found-family, missing-person
Period: 2004
573 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Pr