Kyril Bonfiglioli, the groundbreaking satirist whose writing The New Yorker described as “an unholy collaboration between P. G. Wodehouse and Ian Fleming,...

“Hmm, well, that’s all. That's it. I had a life.” This is the beginning. Next - the inexplicable rescue of the main character at the last minute, a wedding, ...

Someone stole a Goya painting, and then things started to happen. But the more dangerous it is, the more interesting it is, and Charlie won’t miss his chance...

The sophisticated and vicious world of London galleries and auctions, international political intrigue and smuggling. A burnt frame in the fireplace, a most ...

If you suddenly have to lay low, remember: • A quiet island, despite cheap tobacco and ardent drinks, may have its drawbacks. • Immortal toads, ancient belie...

Smuggling, college education for ladies, excessive knowledge of the customs of the Chinese secret services - a great start to a marriage with an obscenely ri...