During his time as an inspector with the Paris Sûreté
Monsieur Pamplemousse had been in at the death' on more than one
occasion, but even he had to admit that the phrase took on an
entirely new meaning when he was present at the spectacular ending
to Cuisine de Chavignol, France's premier television cookery programme.
Seated in the front row of an invited studio audience, he watched
in silent horror as the eponymous host, having downed an oyster in
close-up, uttered a strangled cry and slowly but surely sank from
view behind a kitchen worktop.
Pommes Frites, sniffer dog extraordinaire, has his own views on the
matter: Claude Chavignol was a bad egg if ever he'd seen one.
Subsequence events prove him right, and soon he and his master find
themselves caught up in a bizarre world of unrequited lust, murder
and blackmail in high places.
Colourful, comical and deliciously entertaining, it is no wonder
that in this new adventure Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines.
Michael Bond was born in 1926 and started writing whilst serving
in the army during the Second World War. In 1958 the first book
featuring his most famous creation, Paddington Bear, was published and
many stories of his adventures followed. Michael Bond was awarded the
OBE in 1997. He is married, with two grown-up children, and lives in London.
Pomme Frites is holder of the Pierre Armand Golden Bone for being
sniffer dog of the year during his time with the Paris Sûreté.
He lives in Paris with his master, Monsieur Pamplemousse.
