Picking up immediately after the events of Shades of Grey, this book finds Eddie and Jane trying to navigate the tricky insane politics and regulations of East Carmine, and quickly, as they're both accused of murdering a high-ranking official-to-be. As they attempt to escape justice (they did kinda kill the guy, after all, though he had it coming), they're also investigating the unexplained (and getting themselves in more trouble, of course), and preparing for the upcoming Jollity Fair.
This is such a strange strange world that Fforde has created, and reading Shades of Grey first is a must. Even reading them back-to-back, however, doesn't really make anything make any more sense, though I suppose that's kinda the point of the books. They're fun and odd and if a third book comes out in 15 years (which is the timespan between these two), I'll happily read that one too.
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