The Saint Valentine’s Day Murders A Robert Amiss/Baronness Jack Troutback Mystery
The Saint Valentine’s Day Murders A Robert Amiss/Baronness Jack Troutback Mystery by Ruth Dudley Edwards is a reprint edition published by Poisoned Pen Press on May 27, 2011. This 225-page novel presents a satirical take on life within the British civil service, where Robert Amiss finds himself in a challenging position at the British Conservation Corporation. Tasked with managing a group of disgruntled employees, Amiss navigates a landscape filled with resentment and tension, exacerbated by the arrival of a radical feminist colleague.
Readers will discover a narrative that intertwines humor with the darker elements of office politics, as petty grievances escalate into a shocking murder involving poisoned chocolates. The story features a young detective, Ellis Pooley, who is fascinated by fictional sleuths, and together with Amiss and Superintendent Milton, they delve into the motives behind the crime. This mystery explores themes of discontent and interpersonal conflict within a bureaucratic setting, making it a unique addition to the mystery and detective genre.
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Life in a dismal bureaucratic cul-de-sac is not what Robert Amiss expects when the British civil service lends him for a year to the British Conservation Corporation. In fact, he finds himself condemned to a non-job in a backwater, managing disgruntled and demoralized time-servers who deeply resent him. Morale is not improved by the arrival of Melissa, a radical feminist lesbian separatist. Only Amiss’s sense of humour and the joys of visiting Rachel, his new love in Paris, keep him sane. The malice, envy and anger that burgeons among the filing cabinets is first expressed in pettiness and then in unpleasant practical jokes. Then it escalates and finally culminates in callous murder by means of boxes of poisoned chocolates sent to the bureaucrats’ wives. With the help of Ellis Pooley, a young detective obsessed with fictional sleuths, Amiss and his friend, Superintendent Milton, search for motives in an office where marital discord and broken dreams might drive anyone to murder.
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