Book description
Roy Fontaine, also known as Archie Hall, was a butler to Britain's
aristocracy, and a rumoured lover of Prince Charles' great-uncle, Lord
Mountbatten. He was also a serial killer whose modus operandi was to
gain the confidence of his wealthy employers before taking their
jewels and then their lives.
The Butler Did It is the dark and strange story of an unusual
friendship between screenwriter Paul Pender and Roy Fontaine, who
considered Pender an ally and asked him to write his life story. In a
chilling twist, Fontaine then threatened to kill Paul.
In The Butler Did It, Paul Pender reveals the secrets of Roy
Fontaine's double life and describes his often terrifying, yet blackly
humorous, encounters with a convicted serial killer.
Paul Pender is a Scots-born writer who now lives and works in
Hollywood. He wrote and co-produced the movie
Evelyn
starring Pierce Brosnan and is currently head of television at Infinity
Media, the company that produced the Oscar-winning film
Capote
.
