A Nice Class of Corpse - Simon Brett

A Miss Marple whose gone a bit naughty (645 words)
by darren55 - written on 08/03/10, updated on 09/03/10 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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A Nice Class of Corpse is the first novel featuring Mrs. Pargeter by Simon Brett. Author Simon Brett is a murder/mystery writer who delights in writing novels whose characters have dubious morals, even the detective involved. He tends to pick enganging slightly older characters for his investigator, and they tend not to be policemen or professional investigators. He is also a screenwriter and TV dramatist, in general I find his novels funny, witty, slightly sarcastic and always a little on the smutty side. His other famous series of novels are the Charles Paris series about a jobbing alcoholic womenising actor and Fethering, a fictional village where murder does lurk. ...

The Hanging in the Hotel - Simon Brett

Another dawn, another death. (631 words)
by blackviolets - written on 05/09/09 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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finally returned to my favourite type of fiction. That being your classic murder mystery novel. Whilst you can t get any better than a bit of Agatha Christie, Simon Brett does have a vast amount of crime fiction under his belt. Well over 20 books, then there s the plays he s scripted and his collection of childrens stories as well. This is the third book of his which I have read and so far I can see as to why he is quite popular. When Jude helps out her friend, ex-superstar model Suzy Longthorne, in her hotel at a private function for male society The Pillars of Sussex things don t go according to plan. Despite a young solicitor being happy and elated after talking ...