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Pamplemousses 14th appearance in print finds him sleuthing his facetious way around France, as ever in the company of pet bloodhound Pommes Frites. This time their adventure begins in an unlikely way, with a roadside vox pop concerning the possibility of building an underpass. Pamplemousse isnt keen. An underpass would speed his 2CV journey to the home of sister-in-law Agathe, a culinary philistine - so the longer the journey, the better Pamplemousse likes it. Talk of Agathes failings in the kitchen, however, leads to an invitation to attend a TV show starring the suave chef Claude Chavignol. All goes well until Chavignol drops dead on set, having been poisoned by an oyster. Pamplemousses lifesaving efforts are about as effective as his sister-in-laws cooking, but that doesnt worry our hero too much. He wasnt that keen on Mr Smoothy Chavignol anyway. But he doesnt get off so easily. He is talked into investigating the murder as a favour by his pal Monsieur Leclerq, who has been having an affair with the insatiable Madame Chavignol. Pamplemousse soon falls into Madames clutches himself but as ever the faithful Pommes Frites is on hand to intervene, and the pair swiftly get involved in a freaky world of inflatable nuns, blackmail and some dodgy magic. We know that Pamplemousse will solve his case in the end, but as ever he does so through a series of hilarious catastrophes. The book is strong on comical dialogue and lots of cameo scenes reminiscent of a TV sitcom. The characters are likewise eccentric to the point of flakiness, which to the uninitiated can seem a bit over the top. However, all these things are to be expected in a Pamplemousse book and will please the maestros legion of fans. (Kirkus UK)
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A chance encounter with a market researcher leaves Monsieur Pamplemousse with a ticket to the filming of Claude Chavignol's popular television show.Chavignol, a magician, turned chef and a noted gastronome, is the presenter of Cuisine de Chavignol, a live weekly program that is part chat show, part game show interspersed with cooking slots.
Pamplemousses 14th appearance in print finds him sleuthing his facetious way around France, as ever in the company of pet bloodhound Pommes Frites. This time their adventure begins in an unlikely way, with a roadside vox pop concerning the possibility of building an underpass. Pamplemousse isnt keen. An underpass would speed his 2CV journey to the home of sister-in-law Agathe, a culinary philistine - so the longer the journey, the better Pamplemousse likes it. Talk of Agathes failings in the kitchen, however, leads to an invitation to attend a TV show starring the suave chef Claude Chavignol. All goes well until Chavignol drops dead on set, having been poisoned by an oyster. Pamplemousses lifesaving efforts are about as effective as his sister-in-laws cooking, but that doesnt worry our hero too much. He wasnt that keen on Mr Smoothy Chavignol anyway. But he doesnt get off so easily. He is talked into investigating the murder as a favour by his pal Monsieur Leclerq, who has been having an affair with the insatiable Madame Chavignol. Pamplemousse soon falls into Madames clutches himself but as ever the faithful Pommes Frites is on hand to intervene, and the pair swiftly get involved in a freaky world of inflatable nuns, blackmail and some dodgy magic. We know that Pamplemousse will solve his case in the end, but as ever he does so through a series of hilarious catastrophes. The book is strong on comical dialogue and lots of cameo scenes reminiscent of a TV sitcom. The characters are likewise eccentric to the point of flakiness, which to the uninitiated can seem a bit over the top. However, all these things are to be expected in a Pamplemousse book and will please the maestros legion of fans. (Kirkus UK)
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A chance encounter with a market researcher leaves Monsieur Pamplemousse with a ticket to the filming of Claude Chavignol's popular television show.Chavignol, a magician, turned chef and a noted gastronome, is the presenter of Cuisine de Chavignol, a live weekly program that is part chat show, part game show interspersed with cooking slots.
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