Another book to feature the village of Muggberry's most distinguished and individually thinking couple, the Cluckbuckets.
Mr Cluckbucket rises to a challenge from Mrs Cluckbucket, rashly declaring he can put on a talent show better than those on the television. Once she's helped sort out a dog.
Together they enlist the help of the vicar, the eager Florrie Herbert, the useful David Pyrtle, Mr Cluckbucket's performing boss, Mr Trumpleton, and other villagers. They come up against con men, Council officialdom, and a keen Health and Safety officer. After that dealing with artistic temperament should be easy.
Artistes starring include a sexy singing trio whose lead singer can't sing; a past-it singer whose gimmick involves a sausage; and a magician with a volatile assistant or two.
Then there are the mishaps, mistakes and misunderstandings.
Will the talent show be a success after all that?
About 132K words. A light-hearted, fun read.