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A cast of vultures

Title :

A cast of vultures / Judith Flanders.

Title:

A cast of vultures

Author:

Flanders, Judith

Format:

Books

Series:

Sam Clair ; 3

Sam Clair ; 3.

Physical Description:

318 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

ISBN:

9781250087829

Production / Publication Information:

New York : Minotaur Books, 2017.

General Note:

"A mystery"-- Dust jacket.

"A Thomas Dunn Book".

"First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby".

Summary:

"There was every possibility that I was dead, and my brain hadn't got the memo. Or maybe it was that I wished I were dead. On reflection, that was more likely. Normally sharp-witted, book editor Sam Clair stumbles through a post-launch party morning with the hangover to end all hangovers. But before the Nurofen has even kicked in, she finds herself entangled in an elaborate saga of missing neighbors, suspected arson and an odd, unidentified body. By the time the grizzly news breaks that the fire has claimed another victim, Sam is already hot in pursuit. Armed once again with her biting commentary, her boyfriend Inspector Jake Field, and her stalwart Goth assistant, Sam must track down the murderer and face a pair from Thugs 'R' Us in this uproariously funny and fast-paced mystery in this critically acclaimed series from New York Times bestseller Judith Flanders"--

Language:

English

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Women detectives -- England -- Fiction.

Book editors -- England -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths.

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Summary

There was every possibility that I was dead, and my brain hadn't got the memo. Or maybe it was that I wished I were dead. On reflection, that was more likely.

Usually clear-headed editor Samantha Clair stumbles through her post-book-party morning with the hangover to end all hangovers. But before the ibuprofen has even kicked in, she finds herself entangled in an elaborate saga of missing neighbors, suspected arson, and strange men offering free tattoos.

By the time the grisly news breaks that the fire has claimed a victim, Sam is already in pursuit. Never has comedy been so deadly as she faces down a pair from Thugs 'R' Us, aided by nothing more than a Scotland Yard boyfriend, a stalwart Goth assistant, and an unnerving knowledge of London's best farmer's markets.

From the acclaimed bestselling author Judith Flanders, A Cast of Vultures continues the sharp-witted series starring book editor and amateur sleuth Samantha Clair.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Near the start of Flanders's engaging if convoluted third novel featuring London book editor Samantha Clair (after 2016's A Bed of Scorpions), Sam agrees to help an elderly friend, Viv, locate a missing neighbor of Viv's, Dennis Harefield. Days after she and Viv break into Dennis's flat, his body is discovered in an abandoned building that caught fire and was home to a group of squatters. When the police accuse the dead man of arson and drug dealing, Sam resolves to help Viv prove his innocence, disregarding the concerns of her boyfriend, police detective Jake Field. Claire's quest soon puts her in jeopardy. Flanders adroitly avoids chick-lit clichés, opting for nuanced, multidimensional characters, including Sam's high-powered attorney mother, Helena, and her reclusive upstairs neighbor, Mr. Rudiger. Insights into the fraught culture of publishing, where editors balance publicity demands with interference by corporate management consultants who refer to books as "product," lend interest. Readers will look forward to seeing more of smart, successful, self-deprecating Sam. Agent: George Lucas, Inkwell Management. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.