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P.J. Fitzsimmons

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http://www.indefensiblepublishing.com

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Humor and Comedy, Mystery

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Wodehouse, Jerome, Christie, Chandler, Hammet...

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August 2020

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I’m a freelance ghost for mainstream genres but when I’m my own man I write strictly for the laughs. I dream of an alternative reality in which PG Wodehouse wrote locked room mysteries, and in which I’m PG Wodehouse.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 8,511 ratings · 1,215 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Case of the Canterfell Codicil (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 2,520 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,518 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 1,055 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Carnaby Castle Curse (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #4) 4.30 avg rating — 822 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reckoning at the Riviera Royale (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 636 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #6) 4.39 avg rating — 487 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foreboding Foretelling at Ficklehouse Felling (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #7) 4.44 avg rating — 449 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery and Malice aboard RMS Ballast (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #8) 4.38 avg rating — 377 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall (Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries #1) 4.37 avg rating — 246 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Reports to a Health Resort (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #9) 4.40 avg rating — 236 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Anty Boisjoly No. 10!

The subtly-titled mottle of misdirection and missed detection returns to where it all started ten mysteries ago when none other than Anty’s friendly rival Inspector Wittersham is the only suspect in a locked-room murder in the ancient earldom of Fray. Of course Anty doesn’t believe for a second that Inspector Wittersham murdered a prisoner locked […]

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Anty Boisjoly Mysteries (9 books)
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P.J. Fitzsimmons voted on a poll in the group English Mysteries Club Which golden age English mystery would you like to read with us during September? Please vote here! They voted for: Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert ...more
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author [DONE] topic " Thank you very much, as usual. "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons answered ShanDizzy 's question: More please? It is common practice for me to binge read PD Wodehouse after surviving tax season. Now, it's Anty Boisjoly to the rescue! Thank you SO MUCH for writing these entertaining and absolutely HILARIOUS stories. I made the mistake of taking The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich to read at a doctor's appointment. Every other paragraph was laugh-out-loud funny. I received many dramatic stares. Well worth it though. Thank you very, very much Shan. Life has its ups and downs — doctor’s appointments and tax deadlines — I’m very flattered to number among the ups with Wodehouse. More is imminent — today I began the third and final act of Anty Boisjoly number ten, The See Full Answer
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P.J. Fitzsimmons has read Sunset at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #12) by P.G. Wodehouse	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
On Valentine’s Day, 1975 at the age of 93, PG Wodehouse had the best of all possible ends. He passed away surrounded by the notes for what would be the last but was at the time his next Blandings novel. It was never completed, at least not in the trad ...more
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author [DONE] topic " Hello. Frauds On Favourite (Frauds On Favourite) has been auto-migrated from Amazon, I think, and assigned to non-existent author PJ Fitzsimmons. Could ...more "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment on Newsletter news " Amy wrote: "This gives me an opportunity to ask if you have an eta for the audio version of Mystery and Malice aboard RMS Ballast?" I'm so sorry that I ...more "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group English Mysteries Club — July Group Read - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie topic " Jackie wrote: "I finished it last week (I think?) and hope I remember. I should write a review" So should I. I actually voted against Evil Under the Su ...more "
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“Aunty Azalea was always the eccentric one in a family not widely famed for an extravagant excess of marbles.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

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“You’ll probably want to jump straight to the punchline, in future, when recounting the discovery of a murder.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

tags: 1920s, cozy-mystery, humor

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“It’s very much its own reward, I find, spending other people’s money.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

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The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen

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A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards

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The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning by P.J. Fitzsimmons

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Anne Perry's Silent Nights: A Christmas Beginning / A Christmas Grace by Anne Perry

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