twitten
Britishnoun
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Lynne Truss is the author of “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” and “Talk to the Hand,” as well as the Constable Twitten mystery novels.
From New York Times
“Psycho by the Sea” by Lynne Truss is the fourth in the charmingly named Constable Twitten mysteries, set in 1950s Brighton and featuring a series of slapdash crimes and events that I’ll admit I completely lost track of, what with all the back-paging to remember who the characters are.
From Seattle Times
Lynne Truss’s chronicle of the adventures of young Constable Twitten continues with this fourth installment; for those who want to begin here, the author has added an introductory note recapping all you need to know from the previous books.
From Washington Post
Although murder does figure in the story, to be solved by Constable Twitten, the farcical plot turns on the awkwardness of having scheduled the Dairy Festival to coincide with a convention of prominent crime bosses.
From New York Times
Twitten insists, unheeded, that the book could be a valuable forensic tool in identifying criminals — and so it turns out to be.
From Washington Post
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