The Minerva Club, Victor Canning
The Minerva Club, Victor Canning
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The Minerva Club

Author: Victor Canning

Narrator: John Higgins

Unabridged: 2 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2021


Synopsis

The Minerva Club might look like any other London gentlemen’s club but behind its respectable and discreet façade, some of the most ambitious schemes for heists, money-making and evasion of the law are being worked out. It’s an exclusive club for criminals. Entry qualification: members must have served a prison sentence of two years minimum. Though the club’s criminal ventures don’t always go as planned…
From trying to break into an old prison cell and stealing a stash of jewels hidden during a previous incarceration, love getting in the way during a hideout from the police, a cleverly planned break-in being interrupted by an unexpected guest, to figuring out where to steal a last-minute wedding cake – the club’s amiable criminals somehow always achieve their goal in the most surprising ways.
This collection of five short stories follows the Minerva Club’s (mis)adventures and evokes the very best of humorous classic crime fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy on February 08, 2025

The Minerva Club, a gentlemen’s club in London has two requirements for membership: 1. You must be a criminal (a nice criminal, no murderers, etc.) and to have served a minimum of two years in prison. 2. You are also required to pay £50 a year in dues (it matters not how you acquired the £50). This boo......more

Goodreads review by Riju on September 15, 2024

Victor Canning is widely read and hugely respected. But his whimsical and humorous tales invoving the adventures (bad ventures?) of some of the members of the esteemed 'Minerva Club' were difficult to find until now. Thanks to Farrago, we now have those stories back in print. This is a slim collectio......more

Goodreads review by Steve on November 14, 2023

The Minerva Club appears to be a typical Gentleman’s Club in London. The requirement for entry to this elite club is, however, to have served a prison sentence of at least two years. This is a very enjoyable read and showcases the best of humourous classic crime fiction.......more

Goodreads review by Graham Parsons on October 03, 2020

Quite delightful; charming characters, interesting plots and related with humour and verve. Oh that there was more to read. I really are this author highly.......more

Goodreads review by G on September 19, 2020

Shaggy dog stories but top rate ones A gentlemen’s club for criminals provides five delightful short stories with vivid, quirky characters and pleasing twists and turns. Joyful.......more