{"product_id":"blotto-twinks-and-the-great-road-race-9781472128317","title":"Blotto Twinks and the Great Road Race","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again, the plumbing at Tawcester Towers is causing consternation for the Dowager Duchess, so - unusually for her - she gives her blessing for Blotto to take part in the ''Great Road Race'' in his beloved Lagonda ... so long as he wins. The first prize of 10,000 pre-War sovereigns will help towards repairing the leaky ancestral home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlotto elects to take chauffeur Corky Froggett as his spare mechanic, while Twinks is despatched by her mother to the Highlands, to paint water colours and bag herself a wealthy husband. But, on the morning of the race''s start, enfeebled by food poisoning, Blotto and Corky are forced to employ an extra mechanic on their team - a slender, blonde and rather attractive young American... named Ronald.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Blotto and his team are pitted against Europe''s finest, in a race which takes them through France, across the Alps, to a finish line at the Colosseum in Rome. Among the competitors are Florian Carré-Dagneau, indulged son of the race sponsor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Simon Brett:\u003cbr\u003eFew crime writers are so enchantingly gifted * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eMurder most enjoyable... An author who never takes himself that seriously, and for whom any fictional murder can frequently form part of the entertainment industry -- Colin Dexter\u003cbr\u003eA new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans -- P. D. James\u003cbr\u003eSimon Brett is one of British crime's most assured craftsmen, with idiosyncratic characters proving winning creations... A feast of red herrings, broadly drawn characters, and gentle thrills and spills litter the witty plot. Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious and old-fashioned whodunit romp in the mold of P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie, with just a tiny dollop of John Buchan thrown in for good measure. Highly entertaining * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eSimon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone -- Jilly Cooper\u003cbr\u003eSimon Brett has a deft hand with parody, playfulness and punch lines * Read Me Deadly *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851684135255,"sku":"9781472128317","price":6.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472128317.jpg?v=1710642035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blotto-twinks-and-the-great-road-race-9781472128317","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}