A dining club that meets monthly to tell extraordinary tales of crime, thrills and mystery.
This book is a collection of short stories told by members of a dining club that meets monthly to tell extraordinary tales. These 12 people, from many different walks of life, are acquaintances or friends of the Chairman: Professor A. Frank Belvoir, a pathologist.
The raconteur picks the menu on a theme that reflects their tale: usually linked to the main location of the action.
The members are referred to by the nicknames that the group has given them:
Chemical engineer – ‘The Boffin’; Lawyer – ‘Dryasdust’; Ventriloquist/ entertainer/ writer – ‘Archie’; Actor – ‘Janus’; Nurse – ‘the Angel’; Banker – ‘Marley’; Policeman [CSI] – ‘Shamus’; Architect – ‘Eddy’; Clergywoman – ‘Mary’; Army Officer [SAS] – ‘Fruity’; Teacher – ‘Podge’. The Chairman is ‘The Professor’, and it is in his London town house that they meet.
Each story has a different setting and a menu that goes with it and in some cases relevant; and in one particular story: central to the tale.
The tales have twists and interesting items to hold attention. Some involve deaths or attempted deaths; others crimes or mysteries. The member is usually, but not always, involved in the tale.