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Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
William Wiltmore is the unlikely hero of "Tangled Web". He is the never-do-well heir of millions that he cannot lay claim to until certain provisions are met. He must marry, and marry well, and he must be gainfully employed. The legal firm managing his father's estate has rejected his previous lady friends as being unworthy and has likewise looked askance at his supposed partnership with the local bookie, to whom he's rather seriously in debt. His only ally in this sad state of affairs is his drinking companion and dear friend, Percy Ramsbottom. When we first meet Will, he is going on rapturously about the newest object of his affections, the lovely Gloria Burr, daughter of Justice Burr and sister of the horrid Horace, who delights in kicking shins and playing pranks. Percy believes he has a plan to assist his pal in disposing of Gloria's current fiance, Much Goldworth, and delivering her compliant and willing into Will's arms -- but it will come at a price.
Fans of P.G. Wodehouse will see echoes of Bertie Wooster in the hapless dandy, William Wiltmore. Douglas Wright's "Tangled Web" is, however, more than just another re-working of a Bertie Wooster adventure. Wright's character is silly, vain and incredibly gullible, and his adventures and misadventures are quite entertaining. Will's pal, Percy, is no Jeeves either. While he does seem able to rise to any occasion, Percy is blatantly out for himself, something Will realizes when he is not deeply in the thrall of a lovely woman or a brandy and soda. Wright's delivery is smooth and seductive, charming even the most disaffected reader into reading just one more page before turning in for the night. "Tangled Web" is an entertaining and enjoyable homage to times past.
