The Pie Whisperer
Elvis makes the finest pies in Winsford. The trouble started when they began whispering back.
Comic novels set in Cheshire, by Simon Donnelly
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The Pie Whisperer
Elvis makes the finest pies in Winsford. The trouble started when they began whispering back.
Don't buy Uncle Harold socks again. He has socks. What he hasn't got is a book in which a pie has opinions.
See all the booksMostly set in Cheshire.
The universe is vast, baffling and largely indifferent to your plans. These comic novels narrow it down to a few square miles between Frodsham and Alderley Edge, which helps.
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The opening of Chapter One
The Pie Whisperer, read aloud, with the words on screen for anyone who likes to follow along, or is watching in a library. About 2 minutes, which is roughly one kettle.
The books
Each one stands on its own, like a sensible person at a bus stop.
The Terms and Conditions of Everything
The universe came with terms and conditions. Nobody read them. Somebody should have.
Best Human
Ken took in a stray collie. The collie took in Ken. Only one of them is from round here.
Nobody's Told the Bees
A secret intelligence unit operates from a bee rescue van in Sandbach. Nobody suspects a thing. Not even the bees.
Crypt-O Currency
A vampire has made a killing in crypto. HMRC would like a word. Several, in writing.
The Badger of Proof
Iris has very poor eyesight and a new collie. The collie is a badger. It has opinions about her.
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The Terms and Conditions of Everything
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