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The Baker (Rub-a-Dub-Dub Book 2) Kindle Edition

by N.D. Burrows (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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She thought it was organic bread. She was wrong.

Food Standards Agency’s most unfortunate inspector, Emily Underwood, is finally doing okay at work. Apart from finding the odd dead customer in a kebab shop that is. When she has an expected brush with a Bishop, things start to go downhill fast.

Rupert Graves is the leader of the smallest cult in East Anglia. Although his motley crew of militant vegetarians are primarily focused on sex and drugs, they’re also determined to highlight the suffering of animals — by fair means or fowl. They’re just not very good at it.

Amateur baker Hannah’s attempts to fund her boyfriend’s cult by selling her produce start off well, and her artisan bread rolls made from organic flour are soon in demand. The only problem is that Hannah’s kitchen in Hill Top Farm will need to pass a Food Standards Agency inspection or be closed down.

What will happen when Emily returns to Hill Top Farm? Will Hannah’s kitchen pass the food inspection? Or can Emily discover what’s really in the flour?

The sequel to The Butcher, and Book 2 in the British Rub-a-Dub-Dub trilogy, this dark comedy about flour power will make you think twice about having a bacon sandwich ever again.

This book was previously published under the name 'Nathan Burrows'.

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    November 12, 2018
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"I love Burrow's slightly dark, tongue-in-cheek humour (no one does it like the Brits!). As with The Butcher, I found myself smirking and chuckling and just generally having a good time." Kindle Customer

"Absolutely loved this! A great follow-on to The Butcher with characters that we knew from the first book and characters we read about in the background in the foreground in this book. Some laugh out loud moments!" Nicola, UK Kindle Customer

"Fantastic follow up to "The Butcher", although it can be read independently. Nathan Burrows manages to keep the reader's attention with intrigue & humour throughout." Diane, UK Kindle Customer

"I really enjoyed the British humor, the crazy characters, the twists of story that made me laugh. A very fun read. Such a nice break from the very serious terrorists stories. Find the quaint towns, the english countryside, and quirky bad guys for a change of pace." Paul, Kindle Customer

About the Author

Nathan Burrows is a writer based in East Anglia in the United Kingdom. His thrillers and dark comedies are set - mostly - in his home city of Norwich in Norfolk.

Nathan's a keen reader as well as a writer. He occasionally runs marathons, has a Norwich City football club season ticket, and is the proud part-owner of a Daschund puppy called Bertie.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KGLY5TN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 12, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1408 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1730975550
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    Nathan Burrows is a writer based in Norfolk in the east of the United Kingdom.

    Primarily a thriller writer, he enjoys writing character based books where the people in them are the most important things. His latest series is The Preacher series featuring a unique hero (or is he an anti-hero?) called Caleb who wanders the world—dressed in a robe.

    Nathan has worked in some pretty interesting places over the past twenty-five years including Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, and Eastern Europe and is still proud to serve. His travels and adventures have helped with writing many of his books, such as the British Military Thriller series, but you’ll have to work out what’s fact and what’s fiction for yourself!

    Writing as N.D. Burrows, he's also the author of a dark comedy trilogy. The first in the series is 'The Butcher', a deliciously funny story about - amongst other things - sausages. The second in the series is 'The Baker', which features Norfolk's most useless cult. And finally, 'The Candlestick Maker' is about a fitness instructor with a difference.

    Nathan's a keen reader as well as a writer. He occasionally runs marathons, has a Norwich City football club season ticket, and is the proud part-owner of a Daschund puppy called Bertie.

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    N.D. Burrows

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    N.D. Burrows is a pseudonym for British thriller writer, Nathan Burrows.

    Nathan is a writer based in Norfolk in the United Kingdom.

    While he is primarily a thriller writer, he's also the author of a dark comedy trilogy set in Norfolk as well as a couple of novellas featuring the same characters.

    The first in the series proper is 'The Butcher', a deliciously funny story about - amongst other things - sausages. The second in the series is 'The Baker', which features Norfolk's most useless cult. And finally, 'The Candlestick Maker' is about a fitness instructor with a difference.

    Nathan's a keen reader as well as a writer. He occasionally runs marathons, has a Norwich City football club season ticket, and is the proud part-owner of a Daschund puppy called Bertie.

    For more information, visit www.nathanburrows.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars All organic bakery
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018
I received a copy of this book from the author and submit this review both voluntarily and honestly.

The blurb gives you a brief rundown on the story, but it doesn't give you any idea of how the characters and circumstances interact together within the storyline. And this is where the British dark humour takes place, and that's where the author has all his fun and the reader can sit back and have a good belly laugh. I loved it.

Now, this is a sequel to the first book 'The Butcher' which was just as funny and where we initially encounter Emily and Andy - and the farm. Alkthough The Baker could be read as a stand-alone, I'd suggest you read The Butcher first because it will fill you in on a bit of 'historical' detail of the farm.

Highly recommended.
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stanrobison
4.0 out of 5 stars Found the series by mistake, but all in all found it enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019
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Many editorial mistakes, added words where they need'nt be, misspelled as well! Butt, still yet crazy plot and great Brit characters.
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Archie
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
This was, sadly, rather monotonous and not at all funny.
The only thing that made me laugh was when the Bishop ate the wrong bread roll - but that storyline wasn't developed at all.
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Godiva 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars Surreal, Dark humour
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2018
I have previously read the 'The Butcher' and I enjoyed that, but thought that it was a little slow, this book follows on and is much better paced, although for me it still took a bit too long to get in to its stride, there was quite a lot of scene-setting before the main plot emerged.
But, the strong points of this book were the characters and the rather surreal dark, humour, there were several places where I actually laughed out loud, especially one of the characters being bitten by a rabbit he was trying to 'liberate'.
I thought that the idea of a 'rebel' from a good family setting up a seventies-style free love, vegan, animal liberation 'commune' in the farm where the murders in 'The Butcher' took place was inspired, it was ironic, very funny and takes a swipe at the 'politically correct' but (rather ineffectively) rebellious millennial generation. I thought that I detected influences from 'The Lord of the Flies' and 'Animal Farm', especially in Rupert's behaviour.
It was good to see the return of Emily, her boss and her flatmate from the previous book, indeed I would like to have had a bit more focus on her.
I felt rather ambiguous towards the ending, it was a huge twist which I didn't see coming, and I thoroughly enjoyed that, but, for me, the ending of the book was a bit unsatisfactory and rather 'up in the air'.
So, overall a great read, and although it makes a good stand-alone, it was definitely improved by having read 'The Butcher' before. I am really looking forward to the third book in the trilogy 'The Candlestick Maker' (The mind boggles at what will happen in that one!)
I received an advance copy of the book, but have voluntarily written this review based on my own opinions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew bread could be so much fun?
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
I love Burrow's slightly dark, tongue-in-cheek humour (no one does it like the Brits!). As with The Butcher, I found myself smirking and chuckling and just generally having a good time. I was happy to meet Emily and Andy and some of the more minor characters again, and see what fate had in store for them this time around. The shenanigans did not disappoint! I'm already looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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Evonne Hutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2018
This unusual story gripped me from the start!
Hilariously tragic is perhaps the best description!
But at the end of the day it is really a scathing commentary on the millennial generation
Well written with excellent characterization
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Rogue
4.0 out of 5 stars What's in the flour
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2019
Wow! Another great one. Rupert and Hannah buy the farm that was previously owned by the psychotic brothers of the first book in the series for their little cult in this book Hannah is a Baker of bread and wants to start selling it however where does the free flour come from and what is in it. I really enjoyed this one. A review copy of this book was sent to me by the author. All of the above opinions are my own.
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CarmelRedHot
1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap thrills
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018
Not a fan. Maybe if I’d read the first book, the butcher, I’d write something different but I doubt it. Too much focus on the extraneous tidbits & not the central plot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Space Cakes?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2020
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A brilliantly funny book written with the darkest of humour. A couple of mysterious deaths followed by a cult moving into the farm from book one. The leader, Rupert is on a mission to free all and any animals from captivity at the same time as controlling his followers. But his narcissistic powers are not strong enough to control Hannah she wants to bake bread to supply to the town's street food traders. The food standards agency get involved and rightly so because there is an ingredient in this bread that shouldn't be. The parallel plotlines knit together beautifully. Although part of a series, I think this book could be read as a standalone.
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Matt Carson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Australia on September 3, 2019
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Great light read and continues the great story from the butcher. Highly recommend this series and author.
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Dotty
4.0 out of 5 stars The Baker
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2019
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Just completed the second part of the trilogy ( Rub - a - Dub - Dub )
They based around Emily whom
Employed as a food inspector by food standards agency .
Andy is her on / off boyfriend they met in strange circumstance .... I’m rooting for them ???
Many characters very colourful come and go , Hill top farm brings lots of tales
I enjoyed the Baker not as much as the Butcher but worth a read now to the candlewick maker ... to be continued
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Nicola Butters
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and engaging characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2019
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Absolutely loved this! A great follow-on to The Butcher with characters that we knew from the first book and characters we read about in the background in the foreground in this book. Some laugh out loud moments! Now I’m on my third book, The Candlestick maker. I’ve barely paused for breath!
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SteveE
5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2019
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I enjoyed reading this book, it is a fun read. Based in Norfolk this book carries on from The Butcher. Thoroughly recommend both of these books.
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