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Tom spends the next day on the internet researching the mystery, much to the annoyance of his girlfriend [[Lucy Loveridge|Lucy]]. Once he finds out about Burgess’s death, however, he resolves to abandon the whole thing and try to sort out his problems at work. He drives to Burgess’s house in Swindon to give the case back to whoever is dealing with things, but before he can do this, he gets distracted by a man with an East European accent who is acting oddly. He chases after him but loses his car keys and smashes his mobile phone in an altercation. The man is then knocked over by a black Mercedes and then dragged into the car by thugs while Tom hides in [[Daphne Holmfirth]]'s front garden.
 
Tom spends the next day on the internet researching the mystery, much to the annoyance of his girlfriend [[Lucy Loveridge|Lucy]]. Once he finds out about Burgess’s death, however, he resolves to abandon the whole thing and try to sort out his problems at work. He drives to Burgess’s house in Swindon to give the case back to whoever is dealing with things, but before he can do this, he gets distracted by a man with an East European accent who is acting oddly. He chases after him but loses his car keys and smashes his mobile phone in an altercation. The man is then knocked over by a black Mercedes and then dragged into the car by thugs while Tom hides in [[Daphne Holmfirth]]'s front garden.
  
Tom, having left his wallet in his locked company car, now has to wait until Lucy brings him the spare key that evening after her Zumba class. He spends the time in Swindon library, reading Burgess’s previous book, ''[[Shroud of Ecstasy]]'', about an absurd pseudo-religious conspiracy theory. Next day, he goes into work and is summarily dismissed for having insulted a valuable client, [[Benny Olafson]]. He decides this is a sign that he should now devote his energies to finding the truth about Archie and Pye, an impression amplified by an acceptance to the ''[[Vavasorology.com]]'' online forum. He puts up a brief newbie post, and then scans the threads for more information, gathering that there is apparently a theory going round that Archie and Pye were both assassinated by the [[Gretzky family|Belarusian mafia]]. At this point, however, he realises he has left Burgess’s case in the company car he’s just given back.
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Tom, having left his wallet in his locked company car, now has to wait until Lucy brings him the spare key that evening after her Zumba class. He spends the time in Swindon library, reading Burgess’s previous book, ''[[Shroud of Ecstasy]]'', about an absurd pseudo-religious conspiracy theory. Next day, he goes into work and is summarily dismissed for having insulted a valuable client, [[Benny Olafson]]. He decides this is a sign that he should now devote his energies to finding the truth about Archie and Pye, an impression amplified by an acceptance to the ''[[Vavasorology.com]]'' online forum. He puts up a brief newbie post, and then scans the threads for more information, gathering that there is apparently a theory going round that Archie and Pye were both assassinated by the [[The Gretzky Gang|Belarusian mafia]]. At this point, however, he realises he has left Burgess’s case in the company car he’s just given back.
  
 
Next day, he goes to fetch the case, only to find that the car has gone back to the lease company and the case is now in the possession of one of the mechanics whose wife is about to give birth and won’t be available for several days. He arrives back home to find a message inviting him to lunch with [[Rufus Fairbanks]], a financier with an interest in the Vavasor story.
 
Next day, he goes to fetch the case, only to find that the car has gone back to the lease company and the case is now in the possession of one of the mechanics whose wife is about to give birth and won’t be available for several days. He arrives back home to find a message inviting him to lunch with [[Rufus Fairbanks]], a financier with an interest in the Vavasor story.

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The Truth About Archie and Pye  
The Truth About Archie and Pye.jpg
First edition
Author Jonathan Pinnock
Cover artist kid-ethic
Language English
Publisher Farrago Books
Publication date 2018
ISBN 978-1-78842-108-9
Preceded by Ten Years Earlier...
Followed by A Question of Trust

The Truth About Archie and Pye is a book by Jonathan Pinnock. It is the first in the Mathematical Mystery series and was published by Farrago Books in October 2018.

Blurb

Something doesn’t add up about Archie and Pye …

After a disastrous day at work, disillusioned junior PR executive Tom Winscombe finds himself sharing a train carriage and a dodgy Merlot with George Burgess, biographer of the Vavasor twins, mathematicians Archimedes and Pythagoras, who both died in curious circumstances a decade ago.

Burgess himself will die tonight in an equally odd manner, leaving Tom with a locked case and a lot of unanswered questions.

Join Tom and a cast of disreputable and downright dangerous characters in this witty thriller set in a murky world of murder, mystery and complex equations, involving internet conspiracy theorists, hedge fund managers, the Belarusian mafia and a cat called µ.

Critical Reception

The reception to the book was generally favourable. Scott Pack made it one of his top ten books for 2018 and described it as

Funny, clever and sometimes brilliantly daft. A comedy that I am sure would have made Pythagoras, Archimedes and Douglas Adams all laugh out loud.

Summary of Plot