Jeeves and the King of Clubs
2018 novel by Ben Schott
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Jeeves and the King of Clubs is a 2018 novel by Ben Schott, set in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster universe.
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Ben Schott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 2018 |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Little, Brown (US) |
| ISBN | 978-1-78633-143-4 |
Jeeves and the King of Clubs was produced with the permission of Sir Edward Cazalet, the executor of Wodehouse's estate.[1] In October 2017, the publishing rights were purchased by Hutchinson for a six-figure sum.[2]
Plot
Bertie Wooster learns to his amazement that Jeeves' club for butlers and valets, the Junior Ganymede Club, is actually a front for a secretive arm of the British intelligence services. Because of a series of bizarre events, Bertie must help Jeeves track down and unmask a dangerous spy.
Reception
Reception to the novel was generally positive. Alexander Larman described the novel as "an amusing and well written homage".[3] Ian Sansom described the work as a "bravura performance" and a "bang-on Bertie Wooster reboot".[4] The Times's Matthew Adams called it "a most thrilling return".[5] The Irish Times's Tom Mathews called the work a "pale imitation".[6] Paddy Kehoe for RTÉ gave the work three and a half stars out of five.[7]
Sophie Ratcliffe for The Times Literary Supplement called the work as "Wodehouse for the Brexit era".[8] Tom Williams reviewed the novel for Literary Review.[9]
Schott published a sequel entitled Jeeves and the Leap of Faith in 2020.