" The Pentecost Papers is gloriously inventive, wonderfully entertaining, wickedly knowing and simply an all-round treat . Ferdinand Mount''s literary powers are undimming . Read it and revel" --JOHN BANVILLE, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea "Ferdinand Mount is the unsung hero of his generation of novelists. He casts a wry eye over the cruelties and absurdities of the modern super rich. Astute, funny and heartbreaking " --TANYA GOLD "Another sharp satire - this time on the ultra-rich - as well as another exuberant caper . there''s wit, drama and intrigue in abundance here, and the dis­parate plot strands are woven together to constitute a satisfying conclusion . A hugely enjoyable comedy of manners " -- The Telegraph "Mount always has a twinkle in his eye . Shamelessly fun " -- Literary Review "The rompy plot plays out as an unlikely spy caper buoyed by wry diction and wicked glee " -- Mail on Sunday "Combines the thriller, the children''s book and the comic novel .

Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity . and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital " -- Times Literary Supplement "His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical . I was reminded at times of Graham Greene''s The Ministry of Fear , while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to . Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator glee" -- Mail on Sunday "Combines the thriller, the children''s book and the comic novel . Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity .

and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital " -- Times Literary Supplement "His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical . I was reminded at times of Graham Greene''s The Ministry of Fear , while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to . Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator shioned pleasures of prose and plot. Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator glee" -- Mail on Sunday "Combines the thriller, the children''s book and the comic novel . Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity .

and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital " -- Times Literary Supplement "His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical . I was reminded at times of Graham Greene''s The Ministry of Fear , while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to . Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator glee" -- Mail on Sunday "Combines the thriller, the children''s book and the comic novel . Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity . and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments.

Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital " -- Times Literary Supplement "His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical . I was reminded at times of Graham Greene''s The Ministry of Fear , while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to . Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator shioned pleasures of prose and plot. Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator shioned pleasures of prose and plot. Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator glee" -- Mail on Sunday "Combines the thriller, the children''s book and the comic novel . Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity .

and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital " -- Times Literary Supplement "His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical . I was reminded at times of Graham Greene''s The Ministry of Fear , while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to . Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator shioned pleasures of prose and plot. Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose " -- The Oldie "Offers the good old-fashioned pleasures of prose and plot . Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator shioned pleasures of prose and plot.

Its madcap antics and Waughian wit and wordplay are a joy " -- Spectator.