J Storer Clouston: 18 books

The Best Works of J. Storer Clouston   Count Bunker Simon The Lunatic at Large The Man From the Clouds The Prodigal Father The Spy in Black Vandrad the Viking

In this satirical novel from Scottish writer J. Storer Clouston, cranky old lawyer J. Heriot Walkingshaw has had it with the young people in his family. He doesn't understand their quixotic decisions and fickle ways. But when a mysterious medicine begins to turn the clock back on his age, his attitude begins to shift.

Brace yourself for a barrage of belly laughs when you dig into to Lunatic at Large by renowned humor writer J. Storer Clouston. Good-natured (and only slightly mad) protagonist Francis Beveridge slips unnoticed from the mental institution he calls home to treat himself to a good time in London's most...

Fans of tales of espionage will love this classic World War I thriller from Scottish author J. Storer Clouston. German U-boat captain Ernst Hardt sneaks into the sleepy Scottish island community of Longhope to mastermind a major strike against the British submarine fleet with the help of an undercover female agent.

A fine contribution to the pantheon of fictional detectives, J. Storer Clouston's sleuth F. T. Carrington was first introduced in this gripping mystery novel. Set in Scotland, the story revolves around the murder of a prominent citizen. All the signs point toward a particular suspect -- but Carrington has a hunch that the true perpetrator may be someone else.

Count Bunker is the sequel to J. Storer Clouston's wildly popular comedic romp, The Lunatic at Large. In this equally amusing follow-up, old pals Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg and Francis Mandell-Essington reunite for more madcap antics. Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's humor writing will love this book.

A German soldier is put ashore on and English island, from a submarine, for a three day mission to gain information about British fleet movements.  The first part of the story is told from his viewpoint, as he tries to avert detection and meet up with his contact. In the second part, the plot thickens...

INTO the history of Mr Francis Beveridge, as supplied by the obliging candour of the Baron von Blitzenberg and the notes of Dr Escott, Dr Twiddel and his friend Robert Welsh make a kind of explanatory entry. They most effectually set the ball a-rolling, and so the story starts in a small room looking...

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