| Death and the Chaste Apprentice Contributor(s): Barnard, Robert (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1933397632 ISBN-13: 9781933397634 Publisher: Felony & Mayhem OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: At the Ketterick Arts Festival, the apprentice is just about the only fella that is chaste, know what I mean (wink wink nudge nudge)? Ah, the pleasures of smutty innuendo, and no one relishes them more than Des Capper, a font of dubious gossip and unwanted advice. To the horror of the actors and singers performing at the Festival, Des has been promoted to landlord of the Saracens Head, the Elizabethan inn that is at the Festivals heart. And when Des toddles off to meet his maker courtesy of someones helpful shove only his wretched wife can summon up a tear. Readers, meanwhile, will have trouble containing their snickers: While the mystery is a stunner (with a pair of twists that no one will see coming), it is the wickedly witty characterizations that make Chaste Apprentice the literary definition of a guilty pleasure. Hard to resist . . .my, but its fun to read Robert Barnard New York Times Irreverently humorous and captivating . . .you will exult in the kicker that ends this seductive story Publishers Weekly |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 7.5" (0.55 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the Ketterick Arts Festival, the apprentice is just about the only fella that is chaste, know what I mean (wink wink nudge nudge)' Ah, the pleasures of smutty innuendo, and no one relishes them more than Des Capper, a font of dubious gossip and unwanted advice. To the horror of the actors and singers performing at the Festival, Des has been promoted to landlord of the Saracen's Head, the Elizabethan inn that is at the Festival's heart. And when Des toddles off to meet his maker'courtesy of someone's helpful shove'only his wretched wife can summon up a tear. Readers, meanwhile, will have trouble containing their snickers at the wickedly witty characterizations. |