Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box NovelKnave. Joker. Queen. Lucifer Box is back! The hero of The Vesuvius Club and The Devil in Amber returns with an artistic licence to kill, and the deadliest mission of his career. A new Queen has been crowned, an old enemy has resurfaced and the world is about to be embraced by the lethal wings of the Black Butterfly.... Lucifer Box. He's tall, he's dark and, like the shark, he looks for trouble. Or so he wishes. For, with Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, the now elderly secret agent is reaching the end of his scandalous career. Despite his fast-approaching retirement, however, queer events leave Box unable to resist investigating one last case.... From the seedy streets of Soho to the souks of Istanbul and the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica, Box must use his artistic licence to confront and kill an enemy with its roots in his own notorious past. Can Lucifer Box save the day before the dying of the light? |
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User Review - brittaniethekid - LibraryThingLucifer Box is always a fun read. While not the best of three, still has a lot of hilarious moments and is a great ending to the trilogy. I hope Gatiss writes more from Box's younger years (though I won't hold my breath). Read full review
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User Review - AHS-Wolfy - LibraryThingThird and final book in the Lucifer Box trilogy. Lucifer's career is winding down and the Royal Academy, of which he's risen to be its head, is being subsumed by MI6. After attending a funeral for a ... Read full review
Contents
| 11 | |
SCOUTING FOR BOYS | 19 |
KISSING THE PINK | 29 |
SNOBBERY WITH VIOLETS | 39 |
BLOOD ORANGE | 51 |
GOODBYE PICCADILLY | 59 |
TICKTOCK | 67 |
THE MAN FROM STAMBOUL | 79 |
THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM | 115 |
REALPOLITIK | 121 |
ARE YOU DYING COMFORTABLY? | 133 |
LE PAPILLON NOIR | 141 |
WHO LOOKS INSIDE AWAKENS | 155 |
THE MAN WITH THE CELLULOID HAND | 163 |
CHILDRENS HOUR | 177 |
DIBDIBDEATH | 187 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel |
| Author | Mark Gatiss |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1416553703, 9781416553700 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General Fiction / Humorous / General Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General |
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