The Book
The first in a trilogy, Don't Point That Thing at Me, is told in the first person by eccentric, aristocratic art dealer Charlie Mortdecai. He has a witty, upper-class turn of phrase which is the main delight in this tale of art theft, murder and evasion from both the authorities and criminals. The comparison with P G Wodehouse is strong, with references to Bertie Wooster made by the author. Mortdecai also has a man-servant who helps him out of predicaments, but Jock Strapp (one of a few puerile puns), although loyal, is a dense heavy with no mirror to Jeeves.
There is a plot but it was difficult to keep tabs on it. As Mortdecai himself says "If I have not always made clear the rationale of these events, it is partly because you are probably better at that sort of thing than I am and partly because I confess myself quite bemused by finding that the events which I thought I was controlling were in fact controlling me."
