The Mysterious Mickey Finn PDF
256 Pages·2015·8.2186 MB·other
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"It has the delicious irresponsibility of a Wodehouse plot. . . .
It's one of the funniest books we've read in a long time. It contains a
great deal of shrewd satire."—The New York Times
Multimillionaire
and philanthropist Hugo Weiss is known in every capital of the Western
world as a munificent patron of the arts. When Weiss suddenly vanishes
while on a visit to Paris, his disappearance sets the stage for this
uncommonly witty and urbane mystery. Homer Evans, an intrepid American
detective, turns his keen intellect and remarkable intuition toward
solving the puzzle of the financier's disappearance. Assisted by his
sharpshooting girlfriend, a cowgirl from the American West, Evans
plunges into a maelstrom of kidnapping, art forgery, tax evasion,
murder, and a plot to restore the French monarchy.
Set against the
backdrop of bohemian Montparnasse, the story hurtles along at a
breathless pace and in a tone of relentless good cheer, despite the
rising body count. The first installment in a popular series that
parodies the famous Philo Vance stories of S. S. Van Dine, this novel
offers sophisticated humor amid a madcap romp as well as a challenging
mystery.
It's one of the funniest books we've read in a long time. It contains a
great deal of shrewd satire."—The New York Times
Multimillionaire
and philanthropist Hugo Weiss is known in every capital of the Western
world as a munificent patron of the arts. When Weiss suddenly vanishes
while on a visit to Paris, his disappearance sets the stage for this
uncommonly witty and urbane mystery. Homer Evans, an intrepid American
detective, turns his keen intellect and remarkable intuition toward
solving the puzzle of the financier's disappearance. Assisted by his
sharpshooting girlfriend, a cowgirl from the American West, Evans
plunges into a maelstrom of kidnapping, art forgery, tax evasion,
murder, and a plot to restore the French monarchy.
Set against the
backdrop of bohemian Montparnasse, the story hurtles along at a
breathless pace and in a tone of relentless good cheer, despite the
rising body count. The first installment in a popular series that
parodies the famous Philo Vance stories of S. S. Van Dine, this novel
offers sophisticated humor amid a madcap romp as well as a challenging
mystery.
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