Quite HonestlyNew York Times bestselling author "Great fun from page 1 . honestly." - Booklist Life couldn't be better for Lucinda Purefoy. She has a steady boyfriend, a university degree in social work, and the offer of a high-powered job in advertising. But Lucinda thinks she should do something nobler, which is how she hooks up with the Social Carers, Reformers and Praeceptors (SCRAP for short), an organization that recruits women to become mentors to ex-convicts. Soon, Lucy finds herself standing at the gate of Wormwood Scrubs waiting to greet Terry Keenan, a career burglar. What happens next confounds all expectations and produces a signature Mortimer tale full of wit and surprise in a clever novel about how some people go wrong trying to do right. Quite Honestly is John Mortimer doing what he does best . writing provocative, brilliant, hilarious fiction about crime and punishment. |
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... talking about . ' Terry's only out on licence , ' I told them . ' He has to report to Alex Markby at regular intervals or he'll be back in the Scrubs . And we wouldn't want that , would we ? ' Tom looked as though he would rather ...
... talking about when you were with him in the Brummell Club ? PUREFOY : I think we discussed the weather . Oh , and American foreign policy . DS MACDONALD : Was he with you when you stole the picture ? PUREFOY : I've told you , I was ...
... talking about , you know damn well who I am . ' ' But you don't know who I am . ' He gave me the news as though he thought he was giving me good news . ' I'm your praeceptor . ' ' My what ? ' ' Of course you know what a praeceptor is ...