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    The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas
    The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas
    The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas
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    The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas

    By R.A. Gregory

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    Fotherington-Tomas. Oxford academic. Special detective. Spin-bowler extraordinaire and clandestine agent to Her Majesty the Queen, is on his last legs, thanks to Dr Mephostus' dastardly Death Ray. With his trusty sidekick, Maxwell, by his side, what pearls of wisdom does the man who saved the realm on countless occasions have to impart to us and is this really the end of the line for one of the greatest unsung heroes on the planet?

    Join us, in part one of a fantastically silly and irreverent series of short stories, which will take you around the world and back in quite a bit more than eighty days. With Mad Monks, Yorkshire-based villains and of course, the wonderfully wicked Dr Mephostus, this is Flashman meets Sherlock Holmes at its best!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.A. Gregory
    Release dateApr 20, 2019
    ISBN9780995122710
    The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas
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    R.A. Gregory

    R.A. Gregory (a.k.a. Robin Alexander Gregory or just plain old Rob Gregory) is an author and animal welfare consultant who splits his time predominantly between Northern Thailand and New Zealand, writing books, helping people to help animals and generally trying to live as contrarian a life as is possible. Consequently, he aspires to no particular genre or style, just tries to write stories that he hopes will make people smile a bit and think about how absurd the world really is (and how much better it would be if he were in charge).

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      The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas - R.A. Gregory

      The Untimely Demise of Fotherington-Tomas

      By R.A. Gregory

      Copyright 2019 Robin Alexander Gregory

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