Monsieur Pamplemousse On The Spot (1988) - Plot & Excerpts
I enjoy this series of little mysteries, written by the author of the Paddington Bear books. The relationship between Monsieur Pamplemousse and his dearest friend, his dog Pommes Frittes is delightful. The stories are slight and a quick read but they are so much fun. In this adventure, M. Pamplemousse (a reviewer for a leading restaurant guide and former Surete detective) and his pal are reviewing a haute cuisine restaurant where the disappearance of one of the owners is causing much distress. Of course, M. Pamplemousse is caught up in the mystery and with the help of Pommes Frittes they are hot on the trail of a possible gang of "white slavers" in a local private girls' school. He dallies with a games mistress, wrecks his car and dodges an attempted murder but still has time to enjoy the food and drink provided at the restaurant. A fun book with a soupcon of Gallic wit.
I had a hard time getting into this story. M. Pamplemousse seemed extremly stiff, and just in the right spot at the right time for the wrapping up of the mystery.The book seemed to focus a little too much on Monsier Pamplemousse's love of good food and wine for me. I looked forwards to reading Michael Bond's adult books being a fan of the Paddington books from a young age. However I find I just didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would.I will not be reading the rest of Monsier Pamplemousse's adventures.
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