The Company of Knaves: A Philip Fletcher Mystery (Philip Fletcher Mysteries)

By Simon Shaw

Book Overview

"Poisonously funny." - The New York Times

The Company of Knaves is a hilarious, satirical and very black novel from highly acclaimed author Simon Shaw.

Philip Fletcher, actor-murderer, is thrown into a jealous rage when he hears that his most hated rival is up for a knighthood. Fletcher desperately wants one too but can't immediately see how to go about it.

The death of a gossipy fellow actor and the subsequent threat of scandal to his family and colleagues opens up a tantalising possibility for Fletcher: he could always blackmail his way to a knighthood. Such a course, though, is perilous, involving undercover penetration of an S & M night-club. Is Fletcher up to the job? To what lengths will ambition take him? And is murder on the agenda - yet again?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312299893
• ISBN13: 9780312299897
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"