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Something Fishy

Aug 16, 2025 5:47 PM

Author:P.G. Wodehouse

Something Fishy

A butler named Keggs who, having overheard the planning of a scheme, later decides to try and make money out of his knowledge.

It features Percy Pilbeam, the unscrupulous head of the Argus Detective Agency, who first appeared in Bill the Conqueror (1924) and was in several other Wodehouse books, including a visit to Blandings Castle in Summer Lightning (1929).

Reviews

The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum

—— The Independent

The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare

—— The Evening Standard

He exhausts superlatives

—— Stephen Fry

Richly satisfying

—— Evening Standard

Coetzee the critic is every bit as good as Coetzee the novelist.

—— Irish Times

The chaotic tale of the hapless Lucy will strike a chord with any woman who hasn't quite mastered the art of being a domestic goddess

—— Instyle UK

An hilarious read

—— Sainsbury’s Magazine

Perfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere

—— heat

Smart, funny, and well-observed...a must read for any woman who loves to laugh at the often unintentional humor in domestic life

—— Karen Quinn, bestselling author of The Ivy Chronicles

The latest literary sensation

—— The Sun

Neill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that's clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life

—— Washington Post

A deftly executed domestic comedy

—— Boston Globe

Hilarious . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion

—— Anna Wintour , Vogue

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