A Fatal Forking
Will be published approx. on 20. May 2027
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4087-3622-7 (ISBN)
Description
Murder is never good manners
Ingenue etiquette expert Maximus Glyde is only a few years into his coaching career, already putting his more seasoned colleagues out of joint, having been nominated so young for a coveted Golden Napkin award.
But when one of Europe's oldest monarchies comes knocking, one simply cannot refuse. The Grand Duke of Incomtaxhafen requires urgent assistance to polish and refine his son's hapless bride-to-be, Wilmslow's second-favourite influencer, Chanel Preston. While his appointment may raise a few eyebrows in polite company, Maximus knows he is the gentleman for the job.
Then, mere days into his appointment, the Grand Duchess is found dead in her hotel suite, stabbed in the neck with a strawberry fork belonging to Maximus. All suspicion turns to him.
If he is to clear his name, Maximus will have to take the investigation into his own well-manicured hands. Who'd have thought that etiquette could be so deadly?
Ingenue etiquette expert Maximus Glyde is only a few years into his coaching career, already putting his more seasoned colleagues out of joint, having been nominated so young for a coveted Golden Napkin award.
But when one of Europe's oldest monarchies comes knocking, one simply cannot refuse. The Grand Duke of Incomtaxhafen requires urgent assistance to polish and refine his son's hapless bride-to-be, Wilmslow's second-favourite influencer, Chanel Preston. While his appointment may raise a few eyebrows in polite company, Maximus knows he is the gentleman for the job.
Then, mere days into his appointment, the Grand Duchess is found dead in her hotel suite, stabbed in the neck with a strawberry fork belonging to Maximus. All suspicion turns to him.
If he is to clear his name, Maximus will have to take the investigation into his own well-manicured hands. Who'd have thought that etiquette could be so deadly?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4087-3622-7 (9781408736227)
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William Hanson is Britain's leading etiquette coach, twice Sunday Times bestselling author and host of podcasts Help I Sexted My Boss and Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast. William is the author of Just Good Manners (September 2024), Help I S*xted My Boss (2023) with co-host Jordan North, The Bluffer's Guides to Etiquette (2013) and Entertaining (2018) and Protocol To Manage Relationships Today (2020). He was the on-set etiquette advisor for the Amazon Prime Video film Red, White and Royal Blue and, for some reason, holds two Guinness World Records for etiquette, set in 2012 and 2019. William's 'day job' is as director of The English Manner, a leading UK etiquette training institute, where he advises individuals, organisations, and films on correct form and good manners.