Ten Lords a Leaping

by Edwards, Ruth Dudley

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Ida Troutbeck wants to defend the British tradition of fox-hunting against animal rights activists who consider it cruel. The indomitable Troutbeck recruits her friend, Robert Amiss, who dubiously agrees to assist her. And, as if the environmental controversy raging in the House of Lords isn`t enough for the shy Amiss, a gruesome murder further complicates the situation.

Author:: Edwards, Ruth Dudley

ISBN:: 9781590584378
Format:: Paperback
Pages:: 227
Publish Date:: 08/10/2008
Publisher:: Poisoned Pen Pr
Language:: English

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The sixth Robert Amiss mystery is a wonderful romp set largely among the Lords of Parliamenteither 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 funa 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. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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