Another hilarious Bond parody in the shape of THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BOUFFANT. James Bond′s out of commission and his sister Jane must step once more into his shoes, his smoking jacket, and his girlfriend′s bedroom... When James Bond lands in hospital as the result of a nasty facial burn - while lighting a bird′s cigarette, his hair pomade explodes -- Jane Bond, his lesbian twin sister and occasional impersonator, once again dons suit and scars to masquerade as her infamous brother. Her destination: the annual spy convention in the glamorous Las Vegas of the Rat Pack era. Her assignment: to keep her brother′s reputation intact through a carefully plotted program of gambling, boozing, and womanising. Along for the ride are British Secret Service Agent Cedric Pumpernickel, Jane′s only ally in the male spy world, and glamorous girlfriend, and G.E.O.R.G.I.E. agent, Bridget St Claire, who finds herself the unwilling love interest of a scrawny lounge singer who, along with his pack of friends, begins a campaign to bed her.The relatively ordinary convention - featuring the latest in jet pack transportation and stylish decoder rings - becomes the scene for murder when someone tosses an Estonian secret agent off the observation deck of Hoover Dam. Days spent at the blackjack table - and nights in the arms of her beautiful girlfriend - come to an abrupt end as Jane uncovers a nefarious plot to eliminate all the best spies of the western world. Complicating the plot is a romance gone sour: an affair between Agent Pumpernickel and musical sensation Liberace has ended badly, and when Pumpernickel takes to his bed with a box of chocolates and a copy of Queen magazine, Jane must become England′s top-action man and stop the killer before he stops her. James Bond having been rendered comatose in an ill-advised adventure, his twin sister Jane must fill his shoes as agent 007--literally. Of course, Jane, aka 007, isn't an exact replica; for that she needs shoulder padding, itchy prosthetic chest hair, and who knows what else. Fortunately, Miss Tuppenny, intrepid agency secretary, has formed a mirror secret agency of women operatives, and to it Jane and her lover, Bridget St. Clair, belong. Its handle? Girls in Europe Organized to Right Grievances and Insure Equality--G.E.O.R.G.I.E. As for the plot here, it's a comedy of errors for Jane, partly because, disguised as a bored Italian contessa, she is separated from Bridget. Maney had many rolling on the floor with her "Nancy Clue" lesbian detective tales, complete with femme and butch sidekicks, and her new parody of a series often read itself with tongue in cheek keeps the hilarity cooking. Sure to please Maney fans and earn her many more. Whitney Scott Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved “Light, breezy and undemanding...the way a good summer book should be.” - Planet Q “A comedy of errors...keeps the hilarity cooking. Sure to please Maney fans and earn her many more.” - Booklist “[A] smart, outrageous, laugh-out-loud spoof...Brilliantly funny...As much entertainment as one can squeeze between two covers.” - East Bay Express Another hilarious Bond parody in the shape of THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BOUFFANT. James Bond′s out of commission and his sister Jane must step once more into his shoes, his smoking jacket, and his girlfriend′s bedroom... When James Bond lands in hospital as the result of a nasty facial burn - while lighting a bird′s cigarette, his hair pomade explodes -- Jane Bond, his lesbian twin sister and occasional impersonator, once again dons suit and scars to masquerade as her infamous brother. Her destination: the annual spy convention in the glamorous Las Vegas of the Rat Pack era. Her assignment: to keep her brother′s reputation intact through a carefully plotted program of gambling, boozing, and womanising. Along for the ride are British Secret Service Agent Cedric Pumpernickel, Jane′s only ally in the male spy world, and glamorous girlfriend, and G.E.O.R.G.I.E. agent, Bridget St Claire, who finds herself the unwilling love interest of a scrawny lounge singer who, along with his pack of friends, begins a campaign to bed her.The relatively ordinary convention - featuring the latest in jet pack transportation and stylish decoder rings - becomes the scene for murder when someone tosses an Estonian secret agent off the observation deck of Hoover Dam. Days spent at the blackjack table - and nights in the arms of her beautiful girlfriend - come to an abrupt end as Jane uncovers a nefarious plot to eliminate all the best spies of the western world. Complicating the plot is a romance gone sour: an affair between Agent Pumpernickel and musical sensation Liberace has ended badly, and when Pumpernickel takes to his bed with a box of chocolates and a copy of Queen magazine, Jane must become England′s top-action man and stop the killer before he stops her. Mabel Maney, author of the Nancy Clue and Hardly Boys mystery serie