Name: Doug Belshaw's review of Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
Item: Jeeves and the King of Clubs
Rating: 4.5
Author: Doug Belshaw

Ben Schott

The misadventures of P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster and his incomparable valet, Jeeves, have delighted audiences for nearly a century. Now, bestselling author Ben Schott brings this odd couple back to life in a madcap new adventure that is full of the hijinks, entanglements, imbroglios, and Wodehousian wordplay that readers love. And, by Jove, there's a hook! In this escapade, the Junior Ganymede Club (Jeeves's association of butlers and valets) is revealed to be an arm of the British intelligence service. Jeeves must ferret out a Fascist spy, and only his hapless employer can help. Unfolding in the background are school-chum capers, affairs of the heart, drawing-room escapades, antics with aunts, and sartorial set-tos. Energized by Schott's effervescent prose, JEEVES AND THE KING OF CLUBS delights longtime fans and introduces a new audience to the comic joys of these beloved characters.

A Novel in Homage to P.G. Wodehouse

Jeeves and the King of Clubs

Doug Belshaw

Very enjoyable and probably 90% as good as Wodehouse himself.

Liz Carpenter

3.5 stars. Kudos to Schott for nearly nailing the dialogue and crazy plot points, although I could've done without the slightly forced overlay of past-future politics.

Sara Piteira 

Toby Fehily

'Impossible to read without grinning idiotically' - Mark Sanderson, Evening StandardStorm clouds loom over Europe. Treason is afoot in the highest social circles. The very security of the nation is in peril. Jeeves, it transpires, has long been an agent of British Intelligence, but now His Majesty's Government must turn to the one man who can help . . . Bertie Wooster. In this magnificent new homage to P. G. Wodehouse, Ben Schott leads Jeeves and Wooster on an uproarious adventure of espionage through the secret corridors of Whitehall, the sunlit lawns of Brinkley Court, and the private clubs of St James's. We encounter an unforgettable cast of characters - old and new - including outraged chefs and exasperated aunts, disreputable politicians and gambling bankers, slushy debs and Cockney cabbies, sphinx-like tailors, and sylph-like spies. There is treachery to be foiled, naturally, but also horses to be backed, auctions to be fixed, engagements to be escaped, madmen to be blackballed, and a new variety of condiment to be cooked up. Jeeves & the King of Clubs is essential reading for aficionados of The Master, and a perfect introduction to the joys of Jeeves and Wooster for those who have never before dipped their toe.

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