Dont Point That Thing at Me, Kyril Bonfiglioli
Dont Point That Thing at Me, Kyril Bonfiglioli
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Dont Point That Thing at Me
A Charles Mortdecai Mystery

Author: Kyril Bonfiglioli

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 6 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

This hilarious darkhumored crime thriller features the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai, degenerate aristocrat and acknowledged coward. With his thuggish manservant Jock, he endures all manner of nastiness involving secret police, stolen paintings, and dead clientsall to make a dishonest living.

About Kyril Bonfiglioli

Kyril Bonfiglioli (1928–1985) was an art dealer, accomplished fencer, a fair shot with most weapons, and a serial marrier of beautiful women. He claimed to be “abstemious in all things except drink, food, tobacco, and talking” and “loved and respected by all who knew him slightly.”


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”Destroying the painting was out of the question: my soul is all stained and shagged with sin like a cigarette smoker’s moustache but I am quite incapable of destroying works of art. Steal them, yes, cheerfully, it is a mark of respect and love, but destroy them, never. Why even the Woosters had a c......more

Goodreads review by Lance

Most authors make their stories work through plot, or characters, or sometimes both. Some make them work through sheer attitude. Sometimes this latter approach works fabulously (see Don Winslow, Chuck Palahniuk, and Josh Bazell), but it's easy to fall off this particular tightrope. For example: Don'......more