A Coat of Varnish Recent Bruno's pursuit of this rare

Bruno's pursuit of this rare knowledge brings him to London

you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder

or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in his The Constant Gardener

the characters are as substantial as a down home breakfast of biscuits and ham with red-eye gravy

A Coat of Varnish Recent Bruno's pursuit of this rareHumphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook, who is waiting for medical test results. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear, she enjoys her new lease of life for ten days. When she is then found brutally murdered, the entire upper middle class neighbourhood is thrown into disarray.