The Girl with the Golden Bouffant: An Original Jane Bond Parody - Softcover

Maney, Mabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380803119 ISBN 13: 9780380803118

Publisher: WmMorrowPB, 2004

Synopsis

Another hilarious Bond parody in the shape of THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BOUFFANT. James Bond′s out of commission and his sister Jane must step once more into his shoes, his smoking jacket, and his girlfriend′s bedroom...

When James Bond lands in hospital as the result of a nasty facial burn - while lighting a bird′s cigarette, his hair pomade explodes -- Jane Bond, his lesbian twin sister and occasional impersonator, once again dons suit and scars to masquerade as her infamous brother. Her destination: the annual spy convention in the glamorous Las Vegas of the Rat Pack era. Her assignment: to keep her brother′s reputation intact through a carefully plotted program of gambling, boozing, and womanising.

Along for the ride are British Secret Service Agent Cedric Pumpernickel, Jane′s only ally in the male spy world, and glamorous girlfriend, and G.E.O.R.G.I.E. agent, Bridget St Claire, who finds herself the unwilling love interest of a scrawny lounge singer who, along with his pack of friends, begins a campaign to bed her.The relatively ordinary convention - featuring the latest in jet pack transportation and stylish decoder rings - becomes the scene for murder when someone tosses an Estonian secret agent off the observation deck of Hoover Dam. Days spent at the blackjack table - and nights in the arms of her beautiful girlfriend - come to an abrupt end as Jane uncovers a nefarious plot to eliminate all the best spies of the western world.

Complicating the plot is a romance gone sour: an affair between Agent Pumpernickel and musical sensation Liberace has ended badly, and when Pumpernickel takes to his bed with a box of chocolates and a copy of Queen magazine, Jane must become England′s top-action man and stop the killer before he stops her.

About this title

Review:

“Light, breezy and undemanding...the way a good summer book should be.” (Planet Q)

“A comedy of errors...keeps the hilarity cooking. Sure to please Maney fans and earn her many more.” (Booklist)

“[A] smart, outrageous, laugh-out-loud spoof...Brilliantly funny...As much entertainment as one can squeeze between two covers.” (East Bay Express)

Synopsis:

With James Bond in the hospital, his lesbian twin sister, Jane Bond, once again masquerades as her famous brother to attend the annual spy convention in Las Vegas, where she--along with British agent Cedric Pumpernickel and Bridget St. Claire, her glamorous girlfriend and G.E.O.R.G.I.E. agent.

About this edition

• Publisher: WmMorrowPB
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0380803119
• ISBN 13: 9780380803118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368