Clubbed to Death (VG Crime S.) - Softcover

Edwards, Ruth Dudley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575055839 ISBN 13: 9780575055834

Publisher: Gollancz, 1993

Synopsis

The fourth humorous crime novel featuring Robert Amiss, hero of "The School of English Murder". At the request of the CID, Amiss takes a job as a waiter in a bizarre caricature of a gentlemen's club run by, and for, debauched and half-crazed geriatrics, with skeletons in every cupboard.

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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

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575055839
• ISBN 13: 9780575055834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192