The Pentecost Papers is gloriously inventive, wonderfully entertaining, wickedly knowing and simply an all-round treat. Ferdinand Mount's literary powers are undimming. Read it and revel

JOHN BANVILLE, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea

Ferdinand Mount is the unsung hero of his generation of novelists. He casts a wry eye over the cruelties and absurdities of the modern super rich. Astute, funny and heartbreaking

TANYA GOLD

Another sharp satire – this time on the ultra-rich – as well as another exuberant caper … there's wit, drama and intrigue in abundance here, and the dis­parate plot strands are woven together to constitute a satisfying conclusion … A hugely enjoyable comedy of manners

The Telegraph

Mount always has a twinkle in his eye ... Shamelessly fun

Literary Review

The rompy plot plays out as an unlikely spy caper buoyed by wry diction and wicked glee

Mail on Sunday

Combines the thriller, the children's book and the comic novel … Ferdinand Mount writes with lush intensity … and the novel is dotted with witticisms and wry comments. Moreover the ecologically conscious message is both necessary and vital

Times Literary Supplement