Blotto Twinks Ex-King's Daughter - Softcover

Brett, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849013799 ISBN 13: 9781849013796

Publisher: Constable & Robinson, 2010

Synopsis

'Murder most enjoyable' Colin Dexter

Ex-Princess Etheline, daughter of the exiled king of Mitteleuropia, has been kidnapped during a visit to Tawcester Towers, ancestral seat of the Dukes of Tawcester, and ducal family honour demands that she should be rescued.

The Dowager Duchess entrusts the task to her son, the Right Hon. Devereux Lyminster, known universally as 'Blotto'. He is, of course, terribly handsome, honourable and brave, but as sadly deficient in the brains department as his sister 'Twinks' is gifted.

So the siblings set off, accompanied by trusty chauffeur, Corky Froggett. They drive across many countries to Mitteleuropia, a realm now ruled by a usurper, the ex-king's brother, where they suspect the princess has been taken.

Can brave Blotto and Twinks rescue Ethelinda, or will they meet their end in the evil clutches of King Vlatislav?

Praise for Simon Brett:

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James

'Perfect entertainment' Guardian

'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times

'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone.' Jilly Cooper

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1945, Simon Brett was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where his gained a First Class Honours Degree in English. He has to date written over 70 books. A great many are crime novels, including the Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter and Feathering series.

Simon was also Chairman of the Crime Writers Association from 1986 to 1987 and of the Society of Authors from 1995 to1997. He lives near Arundel in West Sussex and is married with three grown-up children, one grandson, one granddaughter, and four cats.

From AudioFile:

Simon Brett's droll delivery makes it clear that the dead body in the library is only a bother--except to two aristocratic siblings: Twinks, who loves solving mysteries, and Blotto, who prefers cricket and hunting but who will be nudged into heroism by his sense of family honor. Brett's blend of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse is taken to extremes with oddball descriptions and asides, which he himself reads with an appropriate blend of gusto and upper-crust hauteur. There's a plot in here somewhere, and listeners may even find themselves on the edges of their seats. But Brett's detective riffs and narration are aimed squarely at fans of comedy in the Wodehouse vein. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849013799
• ISBN 13: 9781849013796
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192