Antonia Monti Tedeschi

I wasn't sure if I would like this book at first. Ogden Pieter Van Stael aka Peter Van starts off the book as a dull version of Bertie Wooster. But after he's Shanghied and stranded in Lennox the book progresses and he's allowed to grow as a character. Although he seems like a dimwit in the first fifty pages, it's later revealed that he isn't. He just doesn't appreciate at first the practical skills and knowledge that he has. The plot itself is fairly predictable but the ins and outs of how Peter Van makes a real name for himself and builds a company from a single moving van to an entire enterprise is interesting enough to be a page turner.… (mere)