num_pages: 168
description: A cult classic in the UK since its first publication there in the 1970s, Don't Point That Thing at Me is the first of a series of hilarious and dark-humored crime thrillers featuring the Honorable Charlie Mortdecai: degenerate aristocrat, amoral art dealer, seasoned epicurean, unwilling assassin, and acknowledged coward.With his thuggish manservant - the incomparably named Jock Strapp - Mortdecai endures all manner of nastiness involving stolen paintings, a vintage Rolls Royce, secret police, a whirlwind trip to the United States, a dead client, and a ravishing and wealthy young widow...all just to make a dishonest living. He's not one to pass up a drink - or too many - and he prides himself on being stylishly dressed for whatever occasion may present itself, no matter how debauched. Don't miss this brilliant mixture of comedy, crime, and suspense.
language: English
title: Don't Point that Thing at Me
titlecomplete: Don't Point that Thing at Me (Charlie Mortdecai #1)
characters: Inspector Martland, Milton Krampf, Charlie Mortdecai, Jock
genres: Comedy, British Literature, Mystery, Humor, Novels, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 3714
places: Washington (state), New Mexico, London, England, Texas
series: Charlie Mortdecai
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: The Overlook Press