by Steve Higgs
I found this surprisingly entertaining. Highly improbable in plot and execution, but still entertaining. I'd liked Steve Higgs' British food caper series okay, and didn't realize this was the same author until near the end. And I like it much better than the other--will finish all these before I resume on them.
His characters are a blast--the detective herself, a fairly normal 40-something who finds herself in a position of having a place to live (rent-free), a household staff (paid for), and a garage full of expensive cars (also paid for). She's as gobsmacked by the good fortune as you or I would be. But she takes the free time and resources and opens a detective agency for herself.
Add on a butler who aspires to be John Steed and frequently dresses like him; a blonde bombshell fitness instructor and part-time assistant; and various other fun and unusual people. Great.
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