American readers, having faced a number of lean years deprived of the company of Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover, will rejoice (so to speak) in this reappearance of the most idle and avaricious policeman in the United Kingdom (and, possibly, the world). But be warned: this case is something of a departureand the very first to depart is none other than Dover himself.
The detectives sudden disappearance from Scotland Yard one evening is followed by an ultimatum from a gang of kidnappers calling themselves the Claret Tippers. Demanded in exchange for the hostage are not only a stout ransom, but also the release of two prisonersone turning out to be a multiple bigamist, the other a sharp-tongued nymphomaniacal shoplifter.
How Dover gets out of this one, though, is only the beginning. For just as the case is getting cold, the Claret Tippers strike again. And once more Dover is brought into the center of the action in a most unexpected way, one that will prove a trial not only to his hapless assistant, Sergeant MacGregor, but to all of Scotland Yard as well.
ES Index : 8
Has Cover : Yes
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
Number of Formats : 1
All Identifiers : isbn:0881501484
Test Text Series Index: Dover
Single Author : Joyce Porter
Original Source : New_Files_Oatmeal_08_26_AM
Sorted Author by LN, FN: Porter, Joyce
Title Length : 028
Title Parm D : Dover and the Claret Tappers
Title Parm F : Dover and the Claret Tappers
Num of Aut : 1
Title Parm B : (
ES Lib Name : NIRC 2019-08
Record ID : 14434
Template Work Area : Dover
ES Name : DCI Wilfred Dover
Uncomma Author : Joyce Porter
Title Parm A : Dover and the Claret Tappers