Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines - Michael Bond - Hardcover

"During his time as an inspector with the Paris Surete Monsieur Pamplemousse had been "in at the death" on more than one occasion; but even he had to admit that the phrase took on an entirely new meaning when he was present at the spectacular ending to Cuisine de Chavignol, France's premier television cookery programme." "Seated in the front row of an invited studio audience, he watched in silent horror as the eponymous host, having downed an oyster in close-up, uttered a strangled cry and slowly but surely disappeared from view behind a kitchen worktop. As screens across France went blank, hands reached for the telephone and the media swung into action." "Eyes glued to the Pamplemousses' television, Pommes Frites, sniffer dog extraordinaire, has his own views on the matter. Claude Chavignol was a bad egg if ever he'd seen one, and in his experience villains seldom came out smelling of roses. Subsequent events prove him right as usual, but not before both he and his master find themselves caught up in a bizarre world of unrequited lust, murder and blackmail in high places."--BOOK JACKET.Bond, Michael is the author of 'Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines - Michael Bond - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780786260348 and ISBN 0786260343.