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‘Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted.’ Sunday Times
Meet uptight Carole Seddon, a retired civil servant — and Jude, the happy-go-lucky healer next door. Carole only wants a quiet life, while Jude’s determined to age disgracefully.
These chalk-and-cheese neighbours can’t help but rub each other up the wrong way! Until the day they team up to solve a baffling mystery . . .
Nothing ever happens in Fethering, a sleepy little seaside town on England’s south coast. And that’s just how Carole likes it.
She acquires a dog named Gulliver — as sensible as a Labrador is capable of being andfar better company than her philandering ex-husband — along with a wardrobe of outdoorsy clothes for walks along the beach. Ensconced in her own little cottage, Carole has never felt so content with her lot. Until . . .
Chaotic Jude moves in next door. Everything about the woman grates on Carole, from her flowing skirts (too young for Jude by far) to her utter disregard for social norms. But Carole’s going to need a friend like Jude . . .
Next morning, Carole is out pacing the deserted beach, when she spots something terrible, bobbing in the tide. A dead body!
By the time the police turn up, the body has vanished — leaving Carole with egg on her face. Everyone says she����s losing her marbles.
Everyone, that is, except for Jude. Together, they vow to get to the bottom of the mystery.
But they’d better do it quick. The lady sleuths are already in much deeper water than they know . . .
**A CWA DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD WINNER!**
Fans of Agatha Christie, Robert Thorogood, M.C. Beaton, The Thursday Murder Club, Faith Martin, Janice Hallett and Peter Boland will be hooked from the very first page!
MORE PRAISE FOR SIMON BRETT:
‘Stunning.’ JILLY COOPER
‘An event for mystery fans!’ P.D. JAMES
‘Murder most enjoyable.’ COLIN DEXTER
‘A delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit.’ Daily Mail
‘The odd couple is a staple of the classic whodunnit . . . Brett gives it a sweet twist.’ New York Times
‘The wittiest around.’ ANTONIA FRASER
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Meet uptight Carole Seddon, a retired civil servant — and Jude, the happy-go-lucky healer next door. Carole only wants a quiet life, while Jude’s determined to age disgracefully.
These chalk-and-cheese neighbours can’t help but rub each other up the wrong way! Until the day they team up to solve a baffling mystery . . .
Nothing ever happens in Fethering, a sleepy little seaside town on England’s south coast. And that’s just how Carole likes it.
She acquires a dog named Gulliver — as sensible as a Labrador is capable of being andfar better company than her philandering ex-husband — along with a wardrobe of outdoorsy clothes for walks along the beach. Ensconced in her own little cottage, Carole has never felt so content with her lot. Until . . .
Chaotic Jude moves in next door. Everything about the woman grates on Carole, from her flowing skirts (too young for Jude by far) to her utter disregard for social norms. But Carole’s going to need a friend like Jude . . .
Next morning, Carole is out pacing the deserted beach, when she spots something terrible, bobbing in the tide. A dead body!
By the time the police turn up, the body has vanished — leaving Carole with egg on her face. Everyone says she����s losing her marbles.
Everyone, that is, except for Jude. Together, they vow to get to the bottom of the mystery.
But they’d better do it quick. The lady sleuths are already in much deeper water than they know . . .
**A CWA DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD WINNER!**
Fans of Agatha Christie, Robert Thorogood, M.C. Beaton, The Thursday Murder Club, Faith Martin, Janice Hallett and Peter Boland will be hooked from the very first page!
MORE PRAISE FOR SIMON BRETT:
‘Stunning.’ JILLY COOPER
‘An event for mystery fans!’ P.D. JAMES
‘Murder most enjoyable.’ COLIN DEXTER
‘A delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit.’ Daily Mail
‘The odd couple is a staple of the classic whodunnit . . . Brett gives it a sweet twist.’ New York Times
‘The wittiest around.’ ANTONIA FRASER
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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