Product Description
Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey...And Ye Olde HomicideLarkin's Luxury Tours number 79 is a traveler's nightmare. The problems had started in Zurich, Switzerland when one of the group died under mysterious circumstances. Now the remaining tour members have landed in London, tight-lipped, fearful, and ready to ask for their money back. It's up to Doug Perkins, of the PR firm of Perkins and Tate, to restore their spirits. Naturally, for the restoration of spirits, he arranges a pub crawl, and with the help of his cat Pandora, he's jollying them back into being happy campers...at the best hotels of course. Then foul play strikes again. Now, Doug, assisted by Pandora's feline ability to smell a rat, needs to find out which tourist hides a preference for bed, breakfast, and murder...
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1193245 in Books
- Published on: 2003-07
- Original language:
English
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 208 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
British public relations partners Doug Perkins and Gerry Tate make a third appearance here, called in to soothe the disgruntled American tourists on Larkin's Luxury Tour #79. It seems that one of the group, an elderly math professor, died accidentally while the tour was in Zurich. Meeting the travelers in London, Perkins finds them edgy, morose and in a state of collective shock. Then he discovers that the professor's death was a murder, and that the tight-lipped group is staging a conspiratorial cover-up. When another member disappears, Perkins's troubles multiply. Fattened with unrelated subplots, this sluggish book springs to life only in the last few pages when Perkins intuitively divines the reasons behind some nefarious deeds. But neither Perkins's irrepressible good humor and staunch perseverance nor the antics of his spirited cat Pandora are enough to salvage this lackluster story, doomed by pallid characters and a low-key, never fully developed mystery.
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Review
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From the Inside Flap
Outstanding Praise for Marian Babson and Her MysteriesTo Catch a Cat"A quick, suspenseful story."--Mystery News"Robin's sudden, urgent bonding with Leif Eriksson provides a clever, wholly apt vehicle for the usual in-cat-uation."-Kirkus Reviews"An eminently delightful book...deft and enjoyable."--HandHeld Crime"Babson has a pleasantly light touch despite the subject matter. The reader becomes interested in the characters as the story dashes to a dramatic end with surprises along the way."-San Jose Mercury News"Babson weaves her separate threads into a tight plot...A swift and sure climax leads to a clever and satisfying resolution." -Publishers Weekly The Company of Cats"[A] slinky felineextravaganza."-Publishers Weekly"Her portrayal of the kindhearted, martini-swigging Annabel is a winner...as are the descriptions of various feline characters."-Booklist"What can a reviewer say about Marian Babson? If you haven't read at least one of her books, you have definitely missed the boat. She is consistently witty."-Mystery News
