Nursery Crime series
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The Nursery Crime series is a comic detective book series by Jasper Fforde that reimagines nursery rhyme and fairy-tale characters in a quirky, crime-fiction setting.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Over Easy | 0 |
| The Fourth Bear | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book series
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comic detective fiction series ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author |
Jasper Fforde
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Jasper Fforde NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper Fforde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
fairy-tale characters
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nursery rhyme characters ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic crime fiction
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comic detective fiction ⓘ comic detective fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ fantasy fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | metafictional ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Big Over Easy
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The Fourth Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Detective Inspector Jack Spratt
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Detective Inspector Jack Spratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Detective Inspector Jack Spratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Mary Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Mary Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Mary Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | humorous ⓘ |
| parodies |
classic detective fiction tropes
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fairy tales ⓘ nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Nursery Crime series
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Nursery Crime series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
disappearance of Goldilocks
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investigation of Humpty Dumpty's death ⓘ |
| policeUnit | Nursery Crime Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
2005
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2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hodder & Stoughton
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Hodder & Stoughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodder & Stoughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Thursday Next series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Reading, Berkshire
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Reading, Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading, Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.