The Pentecost Papers

The Pentecost Papers is gloriously inventive, wonderfully entertaining, wickedly knowing and simply an all-round treat. Ferdinand Mount’s literary powers are undimming. Read it and revel -- JOHN BANVILLE, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea
Ferdinand Mount is the unsung hero of his generation of novelists. He casts a wry eye over the cruelties and absurdities of the modern super rich. Astute, funny and heartbreaking -- TANYA GOLD
Another sharp satire – this time on the ultra-rich – as well as another exuberant caper … there’s wit, drama and intrigue in abundance here, and the dis­parate plot strands are woven together to constitute a satisfying conclusion … A hugely enjoyable comedy of manners * The Telegraph *
Mount always has a twinkle in his eye ... Shamelessly fun * Literary Review *
The rompy plot plays out as an unlikely spy caper buoyed by wry diction and wicked glee * Mail on Sunday *
Combines the thriller, the children’s book and the comic novel … Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity … and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital * Times Literary Supplement *
His comedy lies in the neat clip of his sentences, the creation of dialogue which is both off-puttingly direct and consistently confusing, his pleasure in language (there is a bank called Keillor Garrison) and his allowing his outlandish plots to become more and more farcical … I was reminded at times of Graham Greene’s The Ministry of Fear, while his own tall stories, Timbo tells Dickie, are inspired by John le Carre and sci-fi. This is a book to return to. Not only does Mount understand everything about the mess we have got ourselves into, but he explains it all in perfect prose * The Oldie *