{"product_id":"9781472128317","title":"Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race","description":"Author: Simon Brett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472128317\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Feb 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;font size=\"+1\"\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003e'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . perfect entertainment' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026lt;\/font\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce again, the plumbing at Tawcester Towers is causing consternation for the Dowager Duchess, so - unusually for her - she gives her blessing for Blotto to take part in the 'Great Road Race' in his beloved Lagonda ... so long as he wins.  The first prize of 10,000 pre-War sovereigns will help towards repairing the leaky ancestral home.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlotto elects to take chauffeur Corky Froggett as his spare mechanic, while Twinks is despatched by her mother to the Highlands, to paint water colours and bag herself a wealthy husband.  But, on the morning of the race's start, enfeebled by food poisoning, Blotto and Corky are forced to employ an extra mechanic on their team - a slender, blonde and rather attractive young American... named Ronald.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo Blotto and his team are pitted against Europe's finest, in a race which takes them through France, across the Alps, to a finish line at the Colosseum in Rome.  Among the competitors are Florian Carre-Dagneau, indulged son of the race sponsors, Count Daspoontz from Germany, and the Italian Enrico Parmigiano-Reggiano.  All want to win the race, and all want the prize money and all - with the exception of Blotto and his team - will resort to dastardly deception and fiendish sabotage to ensure Blotto's Lagonda is not the first car over the finishing line...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ninth hair-raising adventure featuring the aristocratic brother and sister sleuthing duo!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Simon Brett:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' \u003cb\u003eP. D. James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Murder most enjoyable' \u003cb\u003eColin Dexter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone'\u003cb\u003e Jilly Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919459565726,"sku":"ING-9781472128317","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472128317.jpg?v=1782812165","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472128317","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}