French Fried
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491_9781611383980
** New York Times bestseller ** Exceptionally funny and entertaining book - RomonkoAnimals behaving badly, other peoples misfortunes and the most bizarre true crime story ever. French Fried is the unfortunately true account of Chris Dolleys first eight months in France and has been described as A Year in Provence with Miss Marple and Gerald Durrell.Just when Chris and Shelagh think nothing more could possibly go wrong, they discover that Chriss identity has been stolen and their life savings - all the money from their house sale in England that was going to finance their new life in France - had disappeared. A bank account had been opened in Chriss name in Spain to take the proceeds. Then theyre abandoned by the police forces of four countries who all insist the crime belongs in someone elses jurisdiction. The French say its an Irish crime as thats where the money was held. The Irish say its French as thats where all the correspondence came from. The British say its nothing to do with them even though forged British passports were used to open the bank account in Spain. And the Spanish are on holiday - and cant even think about investigating any bank account for at least four weeks. So Chris has to solve the crime himself. But unlike fictional detectives he has an 80 year-old mother-in-law and an excitable puppy who insist they come along if hes going anywhere interesting - like a stakeout. REVIEWSThis was a fantastic read. It had me laughing so much that I nearly got relegated to the sofa! Once I had started reading this book, I could not put it down, I was even quite happy to miss my favourite TV programmes! - Bookmarked When I downloaded this book this morning, I had every intention of putting it on my phone and reading it in dribs and drabs. And now I appear to have finished the book! The best thing about French Fried is its sense of humour; warm, self-deprecating, and very British. Literally laugh out loud in several place
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