A Conspiracy Of Friends

"It's back to Corduroy Mansions-the slightly dilapidated but well-lieved-in mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighb... (more)

"It's back to Corduroy Mansions-the slightly dilapidated but well-lieved-in mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighborhood-for the third installment in Alexander McCall Smith's newest popular series. There's never a dull moment for the residents of Corduroy Mansions; Berthea Snark is still at work on her scathing biography of the only loathsome Liberal Democrat member of Parliament-her own son, Oedipus; literary agents Rupert Porter and Barbara Ragg are still battling each other for first crack at the manuscript of Autobiography of a Yeti; fine-arts graduate Caroline Jarvis is busy blurring the line between friendship and romance; and William French is still worrying that his son, Eddie, may never leave home, even though Eddie's got a new wealthy girlfriend. But uppermost on everyone's mind is Freddie de la hay-William's faithful terrier (and without a doubt the only dog clever enough to have been recruited by MI6)-who has disappeared while on a mystery tour around the Suffolk countryside"-Provided by publisher. (less)