Millionaire Peters collects scarabs and invites Lord Emsworth to see his collection, but Lord Emsworth is very absent-minded and keeps the most valuable scarab of the collection believing it was offered to him. Peters cannot ask him for the scarab back as he is afraid it will ruin the marriage of his daughter Aline to Emsworth's son. Aline confides her father's troubles to her friend Joan, and Joan decides to get the scarab back for the reward. Peters is not informed of this, and decides to hire young writer and Joan's neighbour Ashe Marson to steal the scarab as well. All characters find themselves in Blandings Castle, where the real adventure starts.

I thought this book was funnier, but it is the first of Blandings Castle and it is clear that Wodehouse is very good in putting his characters in the most complicated situations filled with misunderstandings and mischiefs. I felt bad for poor Baxter, good intentions can bury you under a heap of troubles! I enjoyed Joan and Ashe, they were a good team and made the plot convincing.