May 25, 2021
Death in Damascus by Karen Baugh Menuhin
Major Heathcliff Lennox is enjoying life at his country house when his friend former Scotland Yard detective Swift descends on him, demanding that they leave for Damascus at once. Lennox's maybe-girlfriend Persi (the anthropologist he met at Braeburn Castle) needs them to come and rescue her. So Lennox packs up his spaniel Fogg, Mr. Tubbs the cat, and his reluctant butler Greggs (one simply can't do without one's butler on this kind of trip) and heads off to the Middle East. An actor was killed on a movie set although the gun was supposed to be loaded with blanks. Persi is the main suspect and under house arrest at the hotel. But there are many other suspects as well as a linked plot about a hidden treasure map. Plus, Persi's old boyfriend/fiance is also on the scene to complicate matters.
Great fun! Reminds me of the Jeeves and Wooster books by P. G. Wodehouse. The characters are wonderful as are the descriptions of the early days of air travel. This is the fourth book in the series and I look forward to the next book.
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