Kyril Bonfiglioli Books in Order

Art dealer Charlie Mortdecai makes a precarious living through dishonesty while enjoying aristocratic comforts. With his formidable servant Jock, he navigates stolen paintings, dead clients, hostile governments, and secret police in a succession of dangerous schemes and unwelcome assignments.

Exiled from London after dubious art deals, Charlie Mortdecai retreats to a country estate on Jersey. His anticipated holiday with his wife and servant becomes an investigation when a local serial rapist’s attacks suggest connections to sinister folklore and ritual.

Fleeing trouble in Holland, Karli Van Cleef reaches London and discovers opportunities in porcelain, tea, and opium. Joining a clipper bound for China promises a fortune, but pirates, mutiny, dangerous seas, and troublesome shipmates complicate his ambitions.

Government pressure pushes art dealer and reluctant assassin Charlie Mortdecai into marriage with a wealthy woman whose interests prove unexpectedly dangerous. Drawn into her activities and pursued by Chinese gangs, he begins to view imprisonment as an attractive escape.

The suspicious death of an Oxford academic draws Charlie Mortdecai into another international intrigue. Accompanied by his servant Jock, he encounters scholars, spies, and a mysterious monk as the investigation carries him through Jersey and Moscow toward a confrontation in Buckinghamshire.

Margaret Bonfiglioli arranges her former husband’s life and writing into an alphabetical portrait. Previously uncollected stories, science-fiction magazine editorials, and correspondence accompany biographical material, offering a view of Kyril Bonfiglioli’s literary interests, relationships, and creation of Charlie Mortdecai.