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A cultured breed distinct from the hard-boiled native brand, its king and queen are Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, as it is almost impossible not to know.

It can transform soggy, limp leftovers into crisp, crunchy delights, cook excellent wings, salmon, steaks and chicken breasts, and even make "hard-boiled" eggs.

If you prefer fully set, hard-boiled yolks, go for the longer cook time.

It spares no personal and political questions and provocations, daring readers to challenge their prejudices around the role and nature of jails, and the stereotype of hard-boiled, dangerous prisoners.

I will say that Doll is not quite as accomplished as those two sleuths — he may have a touch of a hard-boiled Clouseau in him — but he does get the bad guy in the end.