font”1″‘A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans’ P. D. James ‘Murder most enjoyable’ Colin Dexter Blotto and Twinks are off on another adventure – and this time they’re bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances. Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend’s sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in – the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed… awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious… like Blotto and Twinks. Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he’s planning to unleash on the world… Yes, everything’s much as usual in the world of Blotto and Twinks Praise for Simon Brett ‘One of British crime’s most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment’ Guardian ‘Few crime writers are so e nchantingly gifted ‘ Sunday Times ‘Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone’ Jilly Cooper
