Beggar’s Choice

A classic British mystery by the creator of the Miss Silver series. Recently fired, Car Fairfax is at the end of his rope when he lands an odd job. All he has to do is eat in stylish restaurants. His dream job soon turns into a nightmare, however, as he sinks into a web of deceit. This novel isn't really a mystery at all, even less so than The Grey Mask. It is more or less a fairy tale of Depression-era London, with a disinherited and somewhat disoriented princeling as a hero, required by genetics and fate to go through various tests and trials, like Tamino in The Magic Flute, before he can regain his rightful place in the world.