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6649_somethingrotten_LIBV2_LayoutRBoverlay1_Layout 1 5/12/10 1:32 PM 1 4/15/10Page 1 2:11 PM Page 1 Jasper Fforde SOMETHING ROTTEN Narrated by Emily Gray “[A]n immensely enjoyable, almost compulsive experience.” —New York Times Book Review Jasper Fforde’s international sensation, time-traveling detective Thursday Next, S knows how to literally get into a good book. Beginning with The Eyre Affair , a Book Sense Top 76 Pick, Thursday’s adventures have all found their way onto best-seller lists nationwide. O After spending her time chasing a stray Minotaur into pulp Westerns, filling in M for Joan of Arc and raising her infant son, Friday, Thursday needs a break in the real N world. But her return to Swindon doesn’t provide much in the way of relaxation. Rogue E a T fictioneer Yorrick Kaine and the evil multinational Goliath Corporation are trying to take r r J H a over the world. Meanwhile, a deadly assassin, the Windowmaker, is tracking Thursday’s a t s e every move. And to top it all off, her husband is still missing after being eradicated from p d I e the timestream. N b r y F Fans of Douglas Adams and Monty Python won’t want to miss this charming G E detective adventure sure to tickle the funny bone and stimulate the literary mind. Emily f m o Gray perfectly accentuates the comedy and drama with her expert narration. r i R l d y Narrator Emily Gray received her BA with honors at Warwick University and then e G trained at Drama Studio London. She has appeared in Too Rustic! at the Chelsea O r Playhouse; The Phantom Lady, The Way of the World, The Oresteia , and Blithe Spirit , all at a T the Pearl Theatre Company; and Yes Is for a Very Young Man at Brooklyn Arts Exchange. y Before leaving her native England, Emily played Goneril in a documentary for BBC 2 T about King Lear . E N Recorded Books Unabridged Running Time: 12.75 hours Mystery Z2004 by Jasper Fforde 92004 by Recorded Books, LLC Cover illustration by Viktor Koen Recorded by arrangement with Penguin Putnam, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-4361-3283-1 Produced in the studios of Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York www.recordedbooks.com Recorded Books, LLC, 270 Skipjack Rd., Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Recorded Books™ is a trademark of Recorded Books, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication strictly prohibited. 6649 * 7 3 7 2 *52737* 5 * 52737.

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