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The Midden

by Tom Sharpe · 1996

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Spectacular mayhem ensues when Timothy Brights, in typically dim fashion, lands in bed with the Chief Constable's wife. And things go seriously wrong when the Chief Constable tries to frame his old adversary, the upright Miss Midden.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 245 pages

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