A comedy of manners and the odd dead bodyLondon is full of clubs. The Garrick, for example, caters to those with theatrical inclinations, the Athenaeum to eggheads. But the Asterisk may have the strictest membership regulations: Acquitted murderers only.Happily, Benjamin Cann fits the brief. Sure, he strangled Rachel Bolger with a length of pongee silk, but the jury thought different, so while Benji's old landlord may not want him back, the Asterisk gang—suave Clifford Flush (pushed ladies off trains), Mitteleuropean sexpot Lilli Cluj (crushed her husband with a bumper-car), et al.—offers a warm welcome. Benji doesn't love the thought of sharing digs with people more than usually inclined to poison the sherry, but the motherly Mrs. Barratt (dosed Mr. B with ground glass) is delighted. So nice to have fresh blood. And it will be such fun to watch him meet the neighbors!
Prepare to be both chilled and diverted by 'The funniest lady you ever knew' Christianna Brand
Prepare to be both chilled and diverted by 'The funniest lady you ever knew' Christianna Brand
Prepare to be both chilled and diverted by 'The funniest lady you ever knew' Christianna Brand
Prepare to be both chilled and diverted by 'The funniest lady you ever knew' Christianna Brand
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