Yet this expertly written but amateurishly published book has now sold over 40,000 copies in print and been downloaded about 400,000 times.

Most comedy directors now believe that even an expertly written script can't reliably elicit belly laughs.

"Shadow Man" is a fine book, expertly written and full of imaginative details.

Indeed, it is expertly written and well researched.

"A Cold Killing" is expertly written.

The result is an elegant and expertly written account of a very peculiar man.

It's great fun, expertly written and performed, and all the more enjoyable because the self-parody element is unexpected".

Expertly written, much of the humour was somewhat implicit - relying on subtle background clues and hints or paradoxes.

According to Michael Palin; "Bradt Guides are expertly written and longer on local detail than any others".