The Once And Future Con - Couverture souple

Guttridge, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1933108061 ISBN 13 : 9781933108063

Editeur : Speck Press, 2006

Synopsis

“Guttridge’s series is among the funniest and sharpest in the genre, with a level of intelligence often lacking in better-known fare.”—Balitmore Sun

“[The] Nick Madrid mysteries are nothing if not addictively, insanely entertaining . . . but what’s really important is the mix of good suspense, fast-and-furious one-liners, and impeccable slapstick.”—Ruminator Review

“Peter Guttridge is off to a rousing start . . . a serious contender in the mystery genre.”—Chicago Tribune

When the grave of the legendary King Arthur is discovered in the West Country, Nick Madrid and trusty companion Bridget Frost can’t resist going in search of Camelot themselves. But instead of chivalrous knights, they find rival heritage-industry marketing men willing to go to any lengths to make money from the discovery. Cue Camelot casinos, Avalon theme parks, medieval Excaliburger banquets, and a frenzy of feuding archaeologists as the tourism and heritage industry goes loopy for Lancelot and company.

When Nick does some digging of his own, it’s not relics he finds but murder victims. Is there a Camelot-crazy serial killer on the loose? And what about King Arthur himself, who promised to return if his country needed him? If the bones in the West Country grave are his, who is that guy on the white horse riding out of the mists of time?

Peter Guttridge has written about music, film, literature, and the comedy industry for The Times, Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. The Once and Future Con is the fourth title in the popular Nick Madrid mystery series. He lives in Sussex on the edge of the South Downs National Park.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'Guttridge has demonstrated that he has precisely the kind of mordant wit and cold-eyed social observation to make his Nick Madrid mysteries de rigueur reading... The dialogue glitters with the sheen of a Billy Wilder screenplay and the plotting has a machine-like precision that holds the reader with a glittering eye... The slice of his scalpel remains as painfully acute as ever... Acerbic and beguiling' Good Book Guide

Few British crime writers can match the outrageousness of their American counterparts but Peter Guttridge is well on his way... The satire is spot on (Guardian)

De rigueur reading... The dialogue glitters with the sheen of a Billy Wilder screenplay and the plotting has a machine-like precision that holds the reader with a glittering eye... The slice of his scalpel remains as painfully acute as ever... Acerbic and beguiling (Good Book Guide)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Avalon theme parks and medieval Excaliburger banquets are the last things journalist Nick Madrid expects to find when he arrives in the West Country at what is supposedly the grave of the legendary King Arthur. But rival Tourism and Heritage marketing men are the least of his worries once he starts to do some digging of his own. For it isn't Arthurian relics but murder victims he uncovers, and Nick begins to wonder if someone is taking their fixation with Camelot to murderous extremes...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Speck Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1933108061
• ISBN 13: 9781933108063
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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