โ Scribed by Ruth Dudley Edwards
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The House of Lords will never be the same.... Disinclined to watch her language or moderate her manners, โJackโ Troutbeckโassisted by her old friend Robert Amissโplots vigorously with others to scupper an anti-hunting bill of which she violently disapproves. But she hadnโt expected the campaign of intimidation mounted by the animal activists and the attempt on the life of one of her allies. And now there are scenes of horrifying carnage amongst the peers....
The sixth Robert Amiss mystery is a wonderful romp set largely among the Lords of Parliament?either in their chambers or on their estates. The redoubtable Ida "Jack" Troutbeck, Mistress of St. Mary's College, Cambridge (seen in Matricide at St. Martha's), about to be elevated to the House of Lords, imperiously enlists the bookish Amiss to assist her in her latest campaign, namely to defend the ancient British tradition of fox-hunting from an all-out assault by various animal-rights activists. Amiss doesn't quite approve of hunting, but that doesn't deter Troutbeck: "Bugger your moral susceptibilities," she orders, and he does. While the opposition counts among its supporters the likes of Brother Francis (Lord Purseglove), whose vapid nature poetry would embarrass a bunny rabbit, Troutbeck's allies include a couple of boorish lords who must be controlled, while the Rights of Animals League proves a formidable foe. Troutbeck is great fun?a woman of large and lusty appetites who demolishes arguments or a glass of whisky with equal gusto. Amiss is swept along in her wake as the war of words and wits turns to a murderous assault in the House of Lords that leaves several members dead and others shaken. Edwards ably skewers fox-hunters and anti-fox hunters alike, as well as a slew of other targets in this farcical and appealing mystery.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Outspoken head of St. Martha's College, Cambridge, Ida "Jack" Troutbeck, summons friend Robert Amiss, former civil servant and sometime sleuth, to attend her elevation to the peerage. Her maiden speech will defend fox hunting, a topic that has inspired heated public debate, threatening letters, and vandalism. When the violence escalates to mass murder, Amiss aids the police. The often acerbic narration, ready wit, strong characterization, and comic emphasis on food make this an appealing follow-up to Matricide at St. Martin's (St. Martin's, 1995).
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
A Robert Amiss/Baroness Jack Troutbeck Mystery
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