The deliciously nasty, highly entertaining, comic masterpiece of a thriller—a cult favorite of Stephen Fry and Julian Barnes.
A cult classic in the UK since its first publication there in the 1970s, Don't Point that Thing at Me is the hilarious and dark humored crime thriller featuring the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai: degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and general knave-about-Piccadilly. With his thuggish manservant Jock, Mortdecai endures all manner of nastiness involving secret police, angry foreign governments, stolen paintings, and dead clients, all just to make a dishonest living—while decked out in the most stylish garb and drinking the most bizarre alcoholic cocktails. Don’t miss the brilliant mixture of comedy, crime, and suspense.The deliciously nasty, highly entertaining, comic masterpiece of a thriller—a cult favorite of Stephen Fry and Julian Barnes.
A cult classic in the UK since its first publication there in the 1970s, Don't Point that Thing at Me is the hilarious and dark humored crime thriller featuring the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai: degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and general knave-about-Piccadilly. With his thuggish manservant Jock, Mortdecai endures all manner of nastiness involving secret police, angry foreign governments, stolen paintings, and dead clients, all just to make a dishonest living—while decked out in the most stylish garb and drinking the most bizarre alcoholic cocktails. Don’t miss the brilliant mixture of comedy, crime, and suspense.Don't Point that Thing at Me (Charlie Mortdecai Series #1)
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ISBN-13: | 9781468307870 |
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Publisher: | The Overlook Press |
Publication date: | 08/31/2004 |
Series: | Charlie Mortdecai Series , #1 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 198 |
Sales rank: | 158,057 |
File size: | 901 KB |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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