Clubbed to Death - Hardcover

Edwards, Ruth Dudley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312081634 ISBN 13: 9780312081638

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1992

Synopsis

The British fondness for tradition is no secret, but some members of London's ffeatherstonehaugh's club (pronounced "Fanshaw," naturally) seem to be taking things a bit too far, bumping off officers of the club who threaten their ordered, if highly eccentric, way of life. After the club secretary allegedly jumps to his death from the club's gallery, Robert Amiss, conveniently unemployed at the moment, agrees to help his friends at the Police Department get to the bottom of things. Hiring on as a club waiter, Amiss finds himself caught up in a bizarre caricature of a club, run by and for debauched geriatrics, with skeletons rattling in every closet. The portraits are of roues, the library houses erotic literature, and the servants are treated like Victorian lackeys - on a good day.
Why are there so few members? How are they financed? Will Amiss keep his job - and his cover - despite the enmity of the ferocious, snuff-covered Colonel Flagg? The answers lie in this ingenious, uproarious mystery that will keep you guessing - and laughing - until the very end.

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Review

“Edwards’ accurate portraits of people and mores in English men’s clubs, coupled with her deliciously dry sense of humor, make for a procedural...that is long on entertainment.”   —"Publishers Weekly
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"Edwards' accurate portraits of people and mores in English men's clubs, coupled with her deliciously dry sense of humor, make for a procedural...that is long on entertainment." --"Publishers Weekly
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Edwards accurate portraits of people and mores in English men s clubs, coupled with her deliciously dry sense of humor, make for a procedural...that is long on entertainment. "Publishers Weekly
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Edwards accurate portraits of people and mores in English men s clubs, coupled with her deliciously dry sense of humor, make for a procedural...that is long on entertainment. Publishers Weekly

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"Edwards' accurate portraits of people and mores in English men's clubs, coupled with her deliciously dry sense of humor, make for a procedural...that is long on entertainment." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Since 1993 Ruth has written seriously and/or frivolously for almost every national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom and appears frequently on radio and television in Ireland, the UK and on the BBC World Service. Ruth feels both Irish and English and greatly enjoys being part of both cultures. The Anglo-Irish Murders, her ninth crime novel, is a satire on the peace process. Three times a bridesmaid, she has been shortlisted by the Crime Writers' Association for the John Creasey Award for the best first novel and twice for the Last Laugh award for the funniest crime novel of the year.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312081634
• ISBN 13: 9780312081638
• Binding: Hardcover