Life always seems to be more complicated than it should be for Charlie Mortdecai: degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and confirmed coward. Something Nasty in the Woodshed finds Charlie exiled from London due to his growing unpopularity on account of some shady art deals. Taking refuge in a country estate on the Channel Island of Jersey, he embarks on a well-intended hedonistic interlude. But his vacation soon morphs into a macabre manhunt, as Charlie seeks to expose a local ...
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Life always seems to be more complicated than it should be for Charlie Mortdecai: degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and confirmed coward. Something Nasty in the Woodshed finds Charlie exiled from London due to his growing unpopularity on account of some shady art deals. Taking refuge in a country estate on the Channel Island of Jersey, he embarks on a well-intended hedonistic interlude. But his vacation soon morphs into a macabre manhunt, as Charlie seeks to expose a local rapist whose modus operandi bears a striking resemblance to that of a warlock from ancient British mythology known as "The Beast of Jersey."
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Very Good. Very Good condition. (mystery, crime, humor) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Zann, Nicky. Near Fine. No Jacket. Book 1st prtg [1st US edition; originally published in England in 1976). Part of the "Library of Crime Classics", cover art by Nicky Zann. Page edges lightly soiled else about fine. In England, Kyrll Bonflglloll's first novel "Don't Point That Thing at Me" received rapturous reviews, won the first John Creasy Memorial Award and was the Sunday Telegraph's Crime Book of the Year. The narrator is once again the Hon. Charlie Mortdecal, now married to the exquisite Johanna. This time, however, while staying In Jersey, he is on the side of the angels, helping to track down a rapist who appears to have invoked some of the ancient forms of evil that were manifest in the crimes of the so-called-Beast of Jersey. As the horrors mount Charlie's Incorrigible humor keeps pace as he tells the tale, so that a wildly comic narrative mixes with tragedy and cruelty-sometimes veiled, sometimes explicit-with bewildering speed.
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Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Tape wear to rear cover. Gift inscription to front end page. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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