The fabulous Lucifer Box returns for another round of spirited, pun-heavy sleuthing in this devilishly decadent sequel to the acclaimed The Vesuvius Club.
He lives in a laboratory with a stuffed cat.
He also stars in the feature film The League of Gentlemen\'s Apocalypse and has written episodes for the rejuvenated Doctor Who television series.
About author(s): Mark Gatiss writes for the multiaward-winning British television comedy The League of Gentlemen, on which he portrays a debt collector, a cursed veterinarian, a dog cinema owner who has recently branched out into VHS and DVD rentals, and a Knight Rider fan, among many other characters.
Bede? What is the lamb that Olympus Mons searches for in his bid for world domination? And what has all this to do with a medieval prayer intended to summon the Devil himself? From the glittering sophistication of Art Deco Manhattan to the eerie Norfolk coast and the snowcapped peaks of Switzerland, The Devil in Amber takes us on a thrilling, delicious ride that pits Lucifer Box against the most lethal adversary of his career: the Prince of Darkness himself.
Using all of his native cunning, Box escapes aboard a vessel bound for England armed with only a Broadway midget\'s suitcase and a string of unanswered questions: What lies hidden in the bleak Norfolk convent of St. -- The Fascist Anglo-United States Trinity (an acronym so tortuous it can only be sinister) -- in snowbound 1920s New York, Box finds himself framed for a vicious, mysterious murder.
Assigned to observe the activities of fascist leader Olympus Mons and his fanatical followers, or Amber Shirts, in F.
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He\'s also more than a little anxious about an ambitious younger agent, Percy Flarge, who\'s snapping at his heels.
Lucifer Box -- portraitist, dandy and terribly good secret agent -- is feeling his age.
The fabulous Lucifer Box returns for another round of spirited, pun-heavy sleuthing in this devilishly decadent sequel to the acclaimed The Vesuvius Club
