Ten Lords A-Leaping: 6 (Robert Amiss/BaronessJack Troutbeck Mysteries) - Softcover

Edwards, Ruth Dudley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590584376 ISBN 13: 9781590584378

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012

Synopsis

Praise for Ten Lords A-Leaping "Edwards ably skewers fox-hunters and anti-fox hunters alike, as well as a slew of other targets in this farcical and appealing mystery." -Publishers Weekly "Acerbic narration, ready wit, strong characterization, and comic emphasis on food....An appealing follow-up to Matricide at St. Martin's." -Library Journal The House of Lords will never be the same. Disinclined to watch her language or moderate her manners, "Jack" Troutbeck-assisted by her old friend Robert Amiss-plots vigorously with others to scupper an anti-hunting bill of which she violently disapproves. But she hadn't expected the campaign of intimidation mounted by the animal activists and the attempt on the life of one of her allies. And now there are scenes of horrifying carnage amongst the peers.... Dr. Ruth Dudley Edwards was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in England, where she has been a teacher, a Cambridge postgraduate student, a marketing executive, a civil servant and, finally, a freelance writer, journalist, and broadcaster. She uses her knowledge of the British establishment in her satirical crime novels targeting (so far) the civil service, gentlemen's clubs, Cambridge colleges, the House of Lords, the Church of England, publishing, literary prizes and-always-political correctness. www.ruthdudleyedwards.com

About this title

About the Author:

Ruth Dudley Edwards was born in Dublin and now lives in London. A historian and prize-winning biographer, her most recent non-fiction includes the authorized history of The Economist, a portrait of the British Foreign Office, written with its co-operation, and ‘The Faithful Tribe’, a portrait of the Orange Order. Three of her satirical crime novels featuring Baroness Troutbeck have been short-listed for awards from the Crime Writers’ Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1590584376
• ISBN 13: 9781590584378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240