The Goddesses Artemis and Hebe are staying in Central London to obtain a better understanding of the lives of ‘normal’ people.

To their surprise, they soon encounter a plot to blow up a foreign embassy. Add to that a sophisticated operation involving the theft of valuable paintings from a major art gallery, and the two goddesses begin to question what a ‘normal’ life is all about.

Meanwhile, in the Underworld Cerberus encounters another dog who, amazingly, only has one head! How will they get on?

A mixture of Comedy, Fantasy and Criminality, Pimlico People should appeal to readers of Terry Pratchett and Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson).

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My Review

I was always a fan of Greek Mythology, but this is not how I remember the gods and goddesses! They certainly never dressed up as cleaners to foil an art theft or stayed in posh hotels and travelled around London in a taxi driven by an old cockney with a horse called Bunnykins. Nor did they consort with little people from Lilliput (mixing our myths here) or go round saying ‘ey up’ and ‘Oggie Oggie Oggie’. But that is what Hebe and her sister Artemis have found themselves doing in order to blend in with us mere mortals.

I’m going to stick my neck out here when I say that it’s the underworld that was my favourite part by a chthonic mile. There’s dog Cerberus (woof) with his three heads and a snake’s tail called Audrey and no idea about anything, even though he’s head of ‘security.’ Then one day Charon the boatman brings the ghastly Marchioness and her dog Popsy (woofy), even though Popsy is still very much alive. Hades wants to send her back but Cerberus rather likes her. So does everyone else, so they need to hide her till Persephone returns from Olympus as she’s a dog lover.

Meanwhile, up above, it’s all Chaos (see what I did there), as Hebe and Artemis cause havoc wherever they go. Can they stop an attack on London, plus uncover the secrets of a sophisticated art fraud? With the help of lots of other gods, plus Sir Cedric, his wife Lady Felicity and nosy 10-year-old granddaughter Emily who talks to pelicans, it should all be plain sailing – in theory.

It’s all great fun and bizarre in a good way and I just love Cerberus and Popsy.

Many thanks to Hygge Book Tours for inviting me to be part of the #PimlicoPeople #blogtour

About the Author

Rupert is a Cambridge graduate. He was born in Manchester but has lived most of his adult life in Central London. He has always been an avid reader and in recent years decided to take up writing himself. His books have one overriding objective which is TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH! His first book, Gods Galore, was published in November 2021 and this was followed by The Four Horsemen, in April 2023. His latest novel, Pimlico People, was published in October 2024. All three books are a mixture of fantasy and comedy about the Olympian Gods in the 21st Century.

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