Lucifer Box was the young and debonair hero of The Vesuvius Club. Now we have moved towards the eve of the First World War and Box is an old man. I must admit to feeling a little cheated by this, for I was hoping for a long and amusing series and here at Book 2 he is nearing the end of his career. It is intriguing, dirty, funny and fun but for me the first was better, exploits of a young man rather than the moans of an old.
I only hope Gatiss will fill the intervening years in for Box is such a wonderful character.
Similar this month: Christopher Fowler.
Comparison: George MacDonald Fraser, Stephen Fry.
At last! LUCIFER BOX, His Majesty's most daring - and depraved - secret agent returns in a mystery set some twenty years after the scandalous events of the bestselling THE VESUVIUS CLUB. This time he faces treachery within his own service and a fascist messiah with a peculiarly Satanic design.
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At last! LUCIFER BOX, His Majesty's most daring - and depraved - secret agent returns in a mystery set some twenty years after the scandalous events of the bestselling THE VESUVIUS CLUB.
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The Devil in Amber was written by Mark Gatiss and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
The Devil in Amber has 248 pages
Yes it is part of A Lucifer Box Novel series
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