The Tax Inspector Taschen the ravaged hulk was kept

the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers

'A complete joy' Miranda Dickinson

ingeniously crafted stories make up Nabokov's baker's dozen

filled with gripping action scenes

The Tax Inspector Taschen the ravaged hulk was keptThe day that Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy was also the day that the Tax Inspector, Maria Takis, arrived to begin her long overdue audit of the family business. But this is no ordinary investigation. Maria is eight months pregnant, Granny Catchprice is at war with her offspring and Benny, her grandson, wants to become an angel.