Felix Morsom, the 'Chekhov of Coldsands-on-Sea', hears the harrowing tale of a man whose life has been destroyed by PROD - the Parental Rights and Obligations Department. Then he meets Miriam, who assures Felix that he is the father of little Ian. Soon Felix finds himself in receipt of a huge bill for Ian's maintenance and the chief suspect in a murder case. To discover who really did it, Felix is forced to enter London's underworld. Shamelessly sentimental and very funny, John Mortimer's new comic novel is full of perception and tenderness.
- ISBN10 0670860794
- ISBN13 9780670860791
- Publish Date 3 July 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Viking
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English