Something Nasty in the Woodshed

Name: Something Nasty in the Woodshed
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Kyril Bonfiglioli
ISBN: 9781455106677

Author: Kyril Bonfiglioli

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Charlie Mortdecaidegenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and confirmed cowardis seeking 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.

About Kyril Bonfiglioli

Kyril Bonfiglioli (1928–1985) was an art dealer, accomplished fencer, a fair shot with most weapons, and a serial marrier of beautiful women. He claimed to be “abstemious in all things except drink, food, tobacco, and talking” and “loved and respected by all who knew him slightly.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shashi

Сдали издателю сегодня. Прекрасное продолжение дела Вудхауса, с поправкой на то, что главный герой, в отличие от Берти Вустера, не имеет на свой счет никаких иллюзий и совсем не невинный юноша со всеми вытекающими. На о. Джерси захотелось ощутимо. К коллизии характеров в книге у меня осталась пара воп......more

Goodreads review by Nate

Although I still did find Bonfiglioli's writing in this novel to be in keeping with his zany and effortlessly funny style, I couldn't get past the premise. A comedy focused on the nefarious work of a serial rapist is, arguably, amongst the most challenging (and certainly ill-advised) undertakings a......more