“Coe’s delectable whodunit (after Bournville) combines shadowy right-wing politics and literary intrigue. It’s 2022 and British magazine editor Christopher Swann is on the verge of exposing a right-wing think tank’s plot against the National Health Service. After conservative prime minister Liz Truss is sworn in, the think tank holds a conference in an English country house, which Swann attends. There, he’s mortally attacked, leaving behind a cryptic note. On the case is Pru Freeborne, an eccentric DI who’s about to retire... Coe’s metatextual games are as fun as the caper plot. This is a blast.”
Read the full starred review in Publishers Weekly.
