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The Minerva Club

Classic Canning, Book 8

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The Minerva Club

By: Victor Canning
Narrated by: John Higgins
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The Minerva Club might look like any other London gentlemen’s club, but behind its respectable and discreet façade, some of the most ambitious schemes for heists, money-making, and evasion of the law are being worked out. It’s an exclusive club for criminals. Entry qualification: Members must have served a prison sentence of two years minimum. Though the club’s criminal ventures don’t always go as planned…

From trying to break into an old prison cell and stealing a stash of jewels hidden during a previous incarceration, love getting in the way during a hideout from the police, a cleverly planned break-in being interrupted by an unexpected guest, to figuring out where to steal a last-minute wedding cake – the club’s amiable criminals somehow always achieve their goal in the most surprising ways.

This collection of five short stories follows the Minerva Club’s (mis)adventures and evokes the very best of humorous classic crime fiction.

©1961, 1963, 1965 Victor Canning (P)2021 Duckworth Books Ltd
Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Historical Mystery Short Stories Witty

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The Minerva Club is a joyful collection of Victor Cannings fun loving criminals. Expertly narrated by John Higgins with a voice like mature mead - I enjoyed every minute

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