WINNER OF THE SPX BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

Once upon a time Jack set out to seek his fortune in the big city - but when Jack finally gets there, it is Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And there is a serial killer loose upon the streets.

One by one, the old, rich nursery rhyme characters are being brutally slaughtered. The Toy City police are getting nowhere; Bill Winkie, Private Eye, has also mysteriously vanished, leaving only his sidekick, Eddie Bear, to take care of business.

But Eddie's ready, and when he teams up with Jack, the wo set out on an epic adventure. Not to mention a lot of heavy drinking, bad behaviour, fast car chases, gratuitous sex and all-round grossness. Of a type not normally associated with Toy Town.

'A marvellous, fluid read ... it is one of those rare tomes that could be called unputdownable. Buy this book.' SFX

 
Sarah told me she'd bought this book last year, and it sounded pretty extraordinary. After taking a stab at it Sarah decided she didn't like it, and so passed it along to me to see what I think. I have to say that I'm looking forward to it as it sounds like just my cup of strawberry and nettle tea. I'm really hoping it'll be as humorous as the blurb makes it sound.