Charlie Mortdecai

Charlie Mortdecai—degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and confirmed coward—is seeking to expose a local rapist, whose modus operandi bears a striking resemblance to that of a warlock from ancient British mythology known as “The Beast of Jersey.”

Kyril Bonfiglioli's wickedly fun mysteries featuring the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai—degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and general knave-about-Picadilly—are cult classics in the UK. Charlie's back in After You With the Pistol, along with his thuggish manservant, Jock, and his penchant for too much whiskey—which makes it all the more difficult to figure out what his beautiful new wife Joanna is up to when she tries to convince Charlie to kill the Queen.

This hilarious dark-humored crime thriller features the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai, degenerate aristocrat and acknowledged coward. With his thuggish manservant Jock, he endures all manner of nastiness involving secret police, stolen paintings, and dead clients—all to make a dishonest living.