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By the time of his first appearance Pamplemousse has been obliged to retire early from the police service. having been found in compromising – though in fact perfectly innocent – circumstances with fifteen chorus girls at the Folies Bergère. Since then he has been an undercover inspector for France's oldest and most prestigious restaurant guide, known simply as Le Guide, a rival of the Michelin and Gault Millau guides. [5] The shelves were all lined with exotic and unbelievable foods, and when Madeleine produced a pate that was something quite special, from this little shop, Monsieur Lard decided to steal it for himself. Is Madeleine able to escape Monsieur Lard's evil plans and discover what is most important? When the Director of Le Guide offers a holiday on the Canal de Bourgogne, Monsieur Pamplemousse is unaware that there are strings attached – several, in fact. Things are not quite as peaceful as they seem among the vineyards of Burgundy, and family rivalries and resentments from long past culminate in a series of strange occurrences. … Before the holiday is over the crime-solving duo will have to cope with the perils of portholes, a dead parrot, missing undergarments, the advances of a Marilyn Monroe lookalike, and an assassin disguised as a nun. [21] Douglas, Ellie. "Michael Bond: Top wine quotes from the Monsieur Pamplemousse stories", Decanter, 28 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2022 Madeleine, neglected by her parents, was sent each summer to work for her uncle, Monsieur Lard. Monsieur Lard ran a restaurant in the centre of Paris called The Squealing Pig. Madeleine would have loved working at The Squealing Pig if she had been allowed to cook. She loved to cook for others, sharing her passion for food.

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Le Guide − wholly fictitious unlike its supposed rivals − is based in the seventh arrondissement of Paris, near Les Invalides. [6] Its Director, Henri Leclercq, [7] lives in some style in a large house on the fringe of Paris, and is something of a snob, adding a q to the surname Leclerc, to make it more distinguished. [8] Many of the novels begin with a request from the Director to Pamplemousse to undertake some extracurricular activity − for the benefit of Leclercq, Le Guide or even La France − from which extravagant complications ensue. [9]In Paris there is a cafe, elegantly furnished with polished wooden tables and an awning of striped gold and green, whose walls are filled with drinks such as Green Fairy Liqueur, Mermaid Madeira and Red Devil Lemonade. And sitting on the bar is a large, silver, steam-powered espresso coffee machine.The cafe is owned by Monsieur Moutarde, and Monsieur Moutarde has made the most extraordinary discovery. With the help of his friend, Madame Pamplemousse, he has created a time travel machine (for that is what the expresso coffee machine is). For who knows what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands? Before long Monsieur Moutarde, Madame Pamplemousse, her cat, Camembert, and her friend, Madeleine, are on the run through time and space to capture a T. rex's freshly caught drool and rare sphinx's tears, the vital ingredients for a tonic that will both save them and revive the ailing spirit of Paris. A magical romp that will charm and delight. About This Edition ISBN:

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In Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot, Pamplemousse is staying at Les Cinq Parfaits, a world-renowned hotel-restaurant on the shores of Lac Leman. One of the proprietors disappears; Pamplemousse comes to the rescue "and in no time at all is up to his eyeballs in trouble – especially when he encounters Fräulein Brünnhilde, gym-mistress at a nearby girls' finishing school, and proud possessor of two magnificently large and undeniably desirable balcons". [22] Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - The hero of this richly-flavoured mystère gastronomlque has the sort of job lots of foodies would love – an inspector for a gourmet guide. But Pamplemousse never lets the case stand in the way of a gourmet experience, resulting in a nicely-cooked comic novel served with some rich sauce. But Monsieur Pamplemousse is no lemon (citrus fruit joke) and has more than a nose for wine. He is a detective of no mean quality. Accompanied by his dog Pommes Frittes – a hound given to raiding gourmet dustbins with spectacular results in canine flatulence – our hero sets off to find a missing chef. [28] In the Irish Independent Ruth Dudley Edwards felt that Bond had not fully made the leap from children's fiction to its adult counterpart, "much knowledgeable carry-on about food and wine and jolly sex scenes notwithstanding". [29] The Observer praised "four-star moments among the custard pies". [30] In The Times Marcel Berlins wrote of an "engaging mix of farce, detection and cuisine", but thought Pommes Frites featured too prominently in Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot: "next time, grapefruit without chips, please". [1] Adaptations [ edit ] The Director's discreet but influential secretary is an important player at Le Guide, but the dominant female figure in the organisation is the formidable Madame Grante, in charge of Le Guide's finances; Pamplemousse is in recurrent conflict with her over the magnitude of his expenses claims. [10] Despite her forbidding exterior, the widowed Madame Grante is sufficiently susceptible to male charms that in Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates she has to be rescued from a scheming abductor by Pamplemousse and Pommes Frites. [11]The novels include details of the classic French dishes tasted by Pamplemousse, and on occasion by Pommes Frites, whose palate is put to the test in Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution, in which his skills are shown off in a blind tasting where he distinguishes top quality poulet de Bresse, agneau des Pyrénées and Charolais beef from inferior competitors. [25] Pamplemousse and his dog also sample and opine on wine throughout the series. [26] Critical response [ edit ] The BBC broadcast a serial reading from Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot in 1986 and a three-part dramatisation of Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates in 1995, starring Gorden Kaye as the title character. This version was rebroadcast in 2004, 2006 and 2007. [31] The BBC has recorded audio book versions, narrated by Bill Wallis, of Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution, Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives and Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines. [32] Monsieur Pamplemousse novels [ edit ] Year

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For example, the opening chapters of Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure, Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint, Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft, and Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests his Case By the early 1980s Michael Bond was internationally known as an author of children's stories. His Paddington Bear series, begun 25 years earlier, had been translated into nearly 20 languages, and adapted for stage and screen. [2] His first book for adults, Monsieur Pamplemousse, was published in 1983. It featured Aristide Pamplemousse, a former detective in the Sûreté nationale. The character is at the centre of 17 further Monsieur Pamplemousse novels published over more than two decades, nearly to the end of the author's life; Bond, a Francophile, was inspired while dining in a French restaurant to write about a French detective who became a restaurant critic. [3] A Times article revealed that Bond wrote the novels in Montmartre, where he had an apartment. [4] Main characters [ edit ] Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical MomentsFor Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure, the Director sends Pamplemousse to sample a de luxe health farm. In addition to detesting the spartan regime, Pamplemousse begins to suspect something more sinister behind the establishment, with a hearse in daily attendance, and he exposes a cocaine smuggling operation. [23] In Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation, after the hero's unfortunate collision with a Mother Superior is caught on camera he is sent out of the reach of publicity to report on a chef currently in line for Le Guide's top award, and "opens a can of worms which threatens the very sanctity of France's premier gastronomic bible". [24]

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