The Company of Knaves: A Philip Fletcher Mystery: 5 (Philip Fletcher Mysteries 5)

Poisonously funny. - The New York Times. The Company of Knaves is a hilarious satirical and very black novel from highly acclaimed author Simon Shaw.. Philip Fletcher actor-murderer is thrown into a jealous rage when he hears that his most hated rival is up for a knighthood. Fletcher desperately wants one too but cant immediately see how to go about it. . The death of a gossipy fellow actor and the subsequent threat of scandal to his family and colleagues opens up a tantalising possibility for Fletcher: he could always blackmail his way to a knighthood. Such a course though is perilous involving undercover penetration of an S & M night-club. Is Fletcher up to the job? To what lengths will ambition take him? And is murder on the agenda - yet again?