First published 2004
Captain Biggar needs cash. Fast. When Jeeves—not Bertie Wooster's famous valet, but another Jeeves entirely—decides to help by running an illegal bookmaking operation, chaos erupts across the English countryside. One misplaced bet, one unexpected horse race, and suddenly respectable society teeters on the brink of scandalous exposure. As local aristocrats, bookies, and law enforcement converge, Jeeves must use every ounce of wit to extract himself and his employer from an increasingly tangled web of potential ruin. Only his unflappable service and lightning-quick improvisation stand between order and complete social disintegration.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, crime, comedy
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: chaos, fish-out-of-water, wit-and-improvisation
Setting: England
Period: 20th-Century
240 pages · Hardcover · The Overlook Press