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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…

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    240 pages

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Summary

Robert Amiss is persuaded by his friend Detective Sergeant Pooley of the CID to take a job as a waiter in ffeatherstonehaughs (pronounced Fanshaws), a gentlemen’s club in St James. The club secretary has allegedly jumped to his death from the gallery of this imposing building. Against most of the evidence, Pooley believes he was murdered.Amiss finds himself in a bizarre caricature of a club, run by and for debauched geriatrics, with skeletons rattling in every cupboard. Why are there so few members? How are they financed? Will Amiss keep his job despite the enmity of the ferocious, snuff-covered Colonel Fagg?

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781590584361
ISBN-10:1590584368
Author:Ruth Dudley Edwards
Publisher:Sourcebooks, Inc
Imprint:Poisoned Pen Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:15 May 2008
Weight:268g
Dimensions:140mm x 216mm
Series:Robert Amiss Mysteries
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Clubbed To Death by Ruth Dudley Edwards - ISBN: 9781590584361
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Critics 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.”

“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

Ruth Dudley Edwards

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.

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