A Ring on the Night Bell
ISBN: 978-18-00-31445-0
Format: 12.9x19.8cm
Liczba stron: 158
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2021 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: dostępny
<p>You (Desmond) are woken in your hotel room by the bedside phone ringing at 2 a.m. A damsel in distress is calling you from the room immediately above. She begs you to come and rescue her at once as two men are about to attack her.</p><p>The damsel, who is young, blonde and beautiful, explains that she is an MI5 agent and her assailants (who are identical twins) are employees of a foreign power in search of a mysterious brief case, known as 'The McGonagall.'</p><p>You suddenly find yourself in dangerous world full of spies, threats, glamour and betrayal. You are knocked senseless in a Soho nightclub and wake up in a rat- infested cellar. You are threatened with torture by the twins but rescued by a retired Colonel. After a number of other adventures, including a boxing match with dogs, everyone gets decorations and Frank, the writer, rewards you and your damsel with a glamorous society wedding and a working honeymoon on the Moon. As the plot develops, you keep complaining to the writer about the way you are treated. The Readers Group also give the writer a hard time with their critical comments.</p><p><em>Night Bell</em> is a hilarious metafictional spy adventure in which 'you' play the leading role!</p>