Love Insurance

What if you could insure against losing love? That's exactly what one desperate young man decides to find out when he walks into Lloyds of London with an unusual request. The world's most staid insurance institution is thrown into chaos as they contemplate covering the most unpredictable risk of all: the human heart. Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of the beloved Charlie Chan, turns his wit to this sparkling romantic comedy. The young man's scheme is simple: take out a policy on his engagement, and if his fiancée jilts him, he collects. What could possibly go wrong? But as complications multiply and romance proves more treacherous than any storm at sea, our hero discovers that some risks cannot be calculated, and some hearts cannot be insured. For readers who crave clever farce, period charm, and the timeless comedy of best-laid plans going magnificently awry.