The Mouse That Saved the West

Leonard Wibberley

1981 • 303 pages

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The fourth book in the bestselling The Mouse That Roared series brings the Duchy of Grand Fenwick's most extraordinary achievement yet—the defeat of OPEC and the happy solution to the world's oil crisis, which came about through the best that international diplomacy has to offer: duplicity and dumb luck.

It all began when the Count of Mountjoy, the prime minister of Grand Fenwick, was unable to get a hot bath because of the fuel shortage…

“…an excellent book to read on a cool, wet afternoon.” — LibraryThing Review

“Fun and recommended for fans of Wibberley's books.” — LibraryThing Review

THE GRAND FENWICK BOOK SERIES:

Books 2 through 5 are best read after The Mouse That Roared, but all of the books can be read and enjoyed at any point in the series.

The Mouse That Roared (Book 1)
The Mouse On The Moon (Book 2)
The Mouse On Wall Street (Book 3)
The Mouse That Saved The West (Book 4)
Beware of The Mouse (A Prequel to The Mouse That Roared) (Book 5)

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#4 in The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1955 with contributions by Leonard Wibberley.

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Jonathan Palfrey

The world is suffering from an oil crisis. Mountjoy, who's become the main protagonist of the series, feels the need to step in when he becomes personally affected.

This fourth book in the series is a bit less implausible than the second, and a bit more lively than the third; it remains a pleasant read.

Tully Bascombe, the rather likeable hero of the first book, was sidelined in the next two books, and is now unceremoniously deleted: we're told that he died ten years ago, without even a mention of what he died of. Duchess Gloriana, his wife for ten years, mentions him once with a trace of regret, but that's that. Apparently, after he led the successful invasion of the USA, the author couldn't find another use for him.

December 29, 2015