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17 ratings, 3.71 average rating, 4 reviews
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published
June 25th 2006
by MonkeyBrain Books
binding
Paperback, 400 pages
isbn
1932265171
(isbn13: 9781932265170)
description
In the swinging seventies, Richard Jeperson-secret agent of the Diogenes Club-solves crimes too strange for Britain's police. His fashion sense is gau...more
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
autumn winters
A fun read. The Diogenes Club was where Sherlock's older brother resided, and Newman has used it before in Anno Dracula. They deal with problems not covered by conventional policing or diplomacy, usually things of a supernatural nature. The man in question dresses in C arnaby street finery and possesses many talents not immediately obvious. The book is collection of linked stories, in which some of the later ones explain facts that appear in earlier stories. It is a fun read, likely to be ...more
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Read in October, 2008
It was a lot of fun returning to "The Avengers" as if written by Grant Morrison. Good enough that I'm going to look for more from Kim Newman in the same vein.
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Read in August, 2007
Superspy Richard Jesperson is the Avengers and the occult with a little of the rest of the swinging superspy scene. Goofy but at points brilliant.
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Read in August, 2008
Austin Powers crossed with Men in Black with a little X-Files thrown in.
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