{"id":612,"date":"2018-02-26T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2023-04-16T13:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:35:34","slug":"aberystwyth-mon-amour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=612","title":{"rendered":"Aberystwyth Mon Amour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hardboiled detectives aren&#8217;t just found on the mean streets of Raymond Chandler\u2019s Los Angeles&#8230;&#8230;.They can also be found in the&nbsp;parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<p>Well at least that\u2019s where Malcolm Pryce\u2019s hardboiled detective can be found.<\/p>\n<p>This Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an ice cream bar where&nbsp;a private detective can drown his sorrows.<\/p>\n<p>Some reviewers have described the novel as&nbsp;more Pratchett than Hammet. And what\u2019s wrong with that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1408800675\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1408800675&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613\" src=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/amabookcoverimage.jpg\" alt=\"amabookcoverimage\" width=\"748\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/amabookcoverimage.jpg 748w, https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/amabookcoverimage-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Aberystwyth Mon Amour<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1408800675\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1408800675&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plot via Amazon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSchoolboys are disappearing all over Aberystwyth and nobody knows why. Louie Knight, the town\u2019s private investigator, soon realises that it is going to take more than a double ripple from Sospan, the philosopher cum ice-cream seller, to help find out what is happening to these boys and whether or not Lovespoon, the Welsh teacher, Grand Wizard of the Druids and controller of the town, is more than just a sinister bully. And just who was Gwenno Guevara?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"h1 leading-tight mb-3 text-white\"><strong>Aberystwyth Noir &#8211; Solve The Murder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/lists\/malcolm-pryce-the-louie-knight-series-aberystwyth-noir\">https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/lists\/malcolm-pryce-the-louie-knight-series-aberystwyth-noir<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become a City Adventurer!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The UK based Social Club for people who love exploring new places, discovering new things and solving mysteries.<\/strong><br><br>Life is a journey so experience its adventure with like minded people. Live the life you\u2019ve always dreamt of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityadventurers.co.uk\/City-Adventurers.html#custom-html-hp\">City Adventurers<\/a>&nbsp;Membership includes invitations to adventures and travel mainly in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not UK based, or prefer online adventures, join the City Adventurers as an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityadventurers.co.uk\/Armchair-Detective.html\">Armchair Detective<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardboiled detectives aren&#8217;t just found on the mean streets of Raymond Chandler\u2019s Los Angeles&#8230;&#8230;.They can also be found in the&nbsp;parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth&#8230;&#8230;.. Well at least that\u2019s where Malcolm Pryce\u2019s hardboiled detective can be found. This Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=612\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aberystwyth Mon Amour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,52],"tags":[91,92,93],"class_list":["post-612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-murder-mystery","category-murder-mystery-books","tag-aberystwyth-mon-amour","tag-hardboiled-detective","tag-malcolm-pryce"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aberystwyth Mon Amour - Solve The Murder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=612\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aberystwyth Mon Amour - Solve The Murder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hardboiled detectives aren&#8217;t just found on the mean streets of Raymond Chandler\u2019s Los Angeles&#8230;&#8230;.They can also be found in the&nbsp;parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth&#8230;&#8230;.. 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