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Inspector Dreadlock Holmes And Other Stories
Inspector Dreadlock Holmes And Other Stories
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Description: In the title story Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and his sidekick Rudeyard Fly are sent for by the Criminal Investigation Department of Middleham - by - Sea a little town known for tea shops pet shops florist shops. Keen to kickstart their diversity policy the Department sends for two black law enforcers who both think this an opportunity too good to miss: a chance to prove their cross - cultural mettle and elucidate the death of Lord Montagu a controversial political figure possibly killed by a deadly vegetable. In other stories an Anansi spider stows away on the Windrush cod and chips are usurped by chicken tikka marsala and a white landscape gardener who admires Capability Brown has a mixed race child who is dispossessed by voices from history including that of Martin Luther King. Surreal and playful John Agard's stories also reveal hidden truths that subtly change our view of how we are and where we come from.
Title: Inspector Dreadlock Holmes And Other Stories
Author(s): Agard John
Publisher: Hoperoad Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9781913109875
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 10/20/2022
Category: Short Stories
Description: In the title story Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and his sidekick Rudeyard Fly are sent for by the Criminal Investigation Department of Middleham - by - Sea a little town known for tea shops pet shops florist shops. Keen to kickstart their diversity policy the Department sends for two black law enforcers who both think this an opportunity too good to miss: a chance to prove their cross - cultural mettle and elucidate the death of Lord Montagu a controversial political figure possibly killed by a deadly vegetable. In other stories an Anansi spider stows away on the Windrush cod and chips are usurped by chicken tikka marsala and a white landscape gardener who admires Capability Brown has a mixed race child who is dispossessed by voices from history including that of Martin Luther King. Surreal and playful John Agard's stories also reveal hidden truths that subtly change our view of how we are and where we come from.
Title: Inspector Dreadlock Holmes And Other Stories
Author(s): Agard John
Publisher: Hoperoad Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9781913109875
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 10/20/2022
Category: Short Stories