Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives

Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives

by Michael Bond (Author)

Synopsis

THE ACCLAIMED CREATOR OF PADDINGTON BEAR DISHES UP A DASTARDLY PLOT FOR MONSIEUR PAMPLEMOUSSE AND POMMES FRITES TO UNRAVEL. It isn't every day that a coffin explodes during a funeral ceremony. Barely escaping with his life, thanks to a warning howl from his faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites, Monsieur Pamplemousse can only wonder who was behind the explosion ...and if they were also responsible for the demise of the coffin's inhabitant. But then another urgent matter comes to his attention: a terrorist group is planning to poison the food chain. Monsieur Pamplemousse, together with Pommes Frites and a rather strange ally, must spearhead an elite group to stop the catastrophe ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 26 Mar 2012

ISBN 10: 0749011467
ISBN 13: 9780749011468

Media Reviews
'Engaging mix of farce, detection and fine cuisine' The Times
Author Bio
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1926 and started writing whilst serving in the army during the Second World War. In 1958 the first book featuring his most famous creation, Paddington Bear, was published and many stories of his adventures followed. In 1983 he turned his hand to adult fiction and the detective cum gastronome par excellence Monsieur Pamplemousse was born. Michael Bond was awarded the OBE in 1997 and in 2007 was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Reading University. He is married, with two grown-up children, and lives in London.