The Wimbledon Poisoner by Nigel Williams
Henry Farr is forty years old. He is suburban, average, conventional - and desperate to be rid of his wife, Elinor. Inspired by a grisly episode in Wimbledon's local history, Farr begins to concoct a recipe for the perfect murder. But his plans go terribly, terribly wrong - and before long, poor Henry's best efforts to set himself free, in fact send him spiralling wildly out of control.
Nigel Williams's comedy of suburban manners is very, very funny; the writing is sprightly, the caricatures spot on* The Times *
A brilliantly witty writer. * The Sunday Times *
A very good read, with a few comic set pieces that are comparable to Wodehouse * New Statesman *
I laughed aloud sufficiently often over this book that it was necessary to sit in a room on my own to read it. * The Spectator *
The Wimbledon Poisoner is a marvelously funny book. * Daily Mail *
A brilliantly witty writer. * The Sunday Times *
A very good read, with a few comic set pieces that are comparable to Wodehouse * New Statesman *
I laughed aloud sufficiently often over this book that it was necessary to sit in a room on my own to read it. * The Spectator *
The Wimbledon Poisoner is a marvelously funny book. * Daily Mail *
Nigel Williams is the author of twelve novels - including the best-selling Wimbledon Trilogy. His stage plays includeClass Enemy, still being performed all over the world, and a dramatisation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies recently revived at the Regent's Park Theatre. He also wrote the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Elizabeth I, starring Helen Mirren, while his BBC Radio 4 comedy 'HR' , with Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas le Prevost, is now in its fourth series. He has lived in Putney for thirty years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472106766 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472106768 |
| Title | The Wimbledon Poisoner |
| Author | Nigel Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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