The Once and Future Con
Avalon theme parks and medieval Excaliburger banquets are the last things journalist Nick Madrid expects to find when he arrives at what is supposedly the grave of the legendary King Arthur. As Nick starts to dig around for an understanding, it isn’t Arthurian relics, but murder victims that he uncovers.
ISBN: 1-933108-06-1, ISBN13: 978-1-933108-06-3
Peter Guttridge is the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Southampton University and teaches creative writing. Between 1998 and 2002 he was the director of the Brighton Literature Festival. As a freelance journalist he has written about literature, film, and comedy for a range of British newspapers and magazines. Since 1998 he has been the mystery reviewer for The Observer, one of Britain’s most prestigious Sunday newspapers. He also writes about—and doggedly practices—astanga vinyasa yoga.
Praise for the Nick Madrid Mysteries
“Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“… I couldn’t put it down. This is classic Guttridge, with all the humor I’ve come to expect from the series. Nick is a treasure, and Bridget a good foil to his good nature.”
—Deadly Pleasures
“Guttridge’s series is among the funniest and sharpest in the genre, with a level of intelligence often lacking in better-known fare.”
—Baltimore Sun
“… one of the most engaging novels of 2005. Highly entertaining … this is humor wonderfully combined with mystery.”
—Foreword
“ … Peter Guttridge is off to a rousing start … a serious contender in the mystery genre.”
—Chicago Tribune
“[The] Nick Madrid mysteries are nothing if not addictively, insanely entertaining … but what’s really important is the mix of good suspense, fast-and-furious one-liners and impeccable slapstick.”
—Ruminator
“… both funny and clever. This is one of the funniest mysteries to come along in quite a while.”
—Mystery Scene
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