Dead Religious

<h4>'Jilly Cooper meets Richard Osman' EMILY GOWERS</h4><h4></h4><h4>'Complex compelling funny and surprisingly sexy' GRAEME GARDEN</h4><h4></h4><h4>'A satisfying read for both gentlemen and black poodles of leisure . . . This latest case for semi-retired lawyer Leo Wengrowski and his scene-stealing poodle Pumpernickel - gloriously assisted by the uber-cynical crime reporter Dennis - involves the death of a British Museum creator and missing Jewish historical artefacts and comes with some snappy one-liners Groucho wouldn't have turned down.' MIKE RIPLEY </h4><p></p><h2><strong>A murdered curator. A missing relic. An inexplicable mystery. </strong></h2><p></p><p>When British Museum curator Caspar Swarfman is found murdered the obvious motive points to his refusal to return sacred relics looted from Jerusalem's Second Temple. But Swarfman left a long trail of enemies-from bitter colleagues to spurned lovers including a striking young Californian archaeologist with a resemblance to Rita Hayworth.</p><p></p><p>Soon a stolen Vatican chalice and a string of high-profile art thefts draw in Scotland Yard's elite Art & Antiques Squad but can they cope with murder? Throw in a voluptuous gangster an innocent and well-hung bookkeeper a devoted private secretary and some shady dealings designed to bring about The End of Days and you have an unfathomable mystery. </p><p>Enter veteran lawyer Leo Wengrowski his intrepid poodle Pumpernickel his loving partner the well-renowned therapist Marion Fitzwalter and his oldest friend the acerbic crime reporter Dennis Arbuthnot. Together only they can solve the crime.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Dead Religious</em></strong> is a gripping mystery in the romantic crime series The Pumpernickel mysteries where dark plots meet sharp humour and shows that a little wit civilized behaviour and just the right amount of poodle can defeat the forces of darkness and allow romance to flourish.</p>