Clubbed To Death: A Robert Amiss Mystery (Robert Amiss Mysteries Book 4)

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. publishers Weekly this Low-key Whodunit Set In A London Club Shows Members Dropping Out Of The Old-boy Network In Decidedly Unusual Ways. Ruled By The Memory Of Lascivious Poet, Bon Vivant And Womanizer John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester, Whose Verse Appears Throughout The Narrative, The Ffeatherstonehaugh (pronounced ``fanshaw'') Club Is Appalled When Its Secretary, Trueman, Falls From An Upper Story To His Death In The Saloon. The Police Deem The Death A Suicide At First, But Keep The Case Open And Install Robert Amiss, Friend Of Cid Sgt. Pooley (both Last Seen In The School Of English Murder ) As A Waiter And Spy. Robert Finds Almost Everything Amiss At The Social Sanctuary--from Resident Members' Dining Sumptuously At Little Expense To The Suspected Selling Off Of Rare Wine. The Chairman Of The Club Vows To Bring About Radical Change, Only To Be Dynamited At His First Committee Meeting. Edwards's Accurate Portraits Of The People And Mores In English Men's Clubs, Coupled With Her Deliciously Dry Sense Of Humor, Make For A Procedural That Is Short On Suspense But Long On Entertainment. (sept.) "Robert Amiss is persuaded by his friend Detective Sergeant Pooley of the CID to take a job as a waiter in Featherstonehaugh's (pronounced Fanshaw's), a gentlemen's club in St James', London. 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? More importantly, will he solve the crime before someone else dies?" Robert Amiss is persuaded by his friend Detective Sergeant Pooley of the CID to take a job as a waiter in ffeatherstonehaugh's (pronounced Fanshaw's), a gentlemen's club in St James', London. 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? More importantly, will he solve the crime before someone else dies? Divrobert Amiss Is Persuaded By His Friend Detective Sergeant Pooley Of The Cid To Take A Job As A Waiter In Ffeatherstonehaughs (pronounced Fanshaws), A Gentlemens 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? /div He will take seventeen to the match - how many will he bring back? In Cibola football is a matter of life and death. Sir Tristram must reunite his Blood City teammates - Knights, Pirates and Westerners - to win the prestigious Seskie tournament against their oldest rivals. Behind the match is a bigger power play, a king's mission to bring down his greatest rival by persuasion, trickery or force. Needing a squad of soldiers as well as footballers, Sir Tristram must also find a place on tour and in his heart for the teenage child he has not addressed by name since infancy... After the club secretary of ffeatherstonehaughs, a gentlemen's club, allegedly jumps to his death from the gallery of the building, Robert Amiss reluctantly goes undercover as a waiter at the club to uncover the truth behind his death. Believing the man to have been murdered, Robert finds himself in a club full of old men with more than a few secrets to hide