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 Death Under the Dryer - Simon Brett
Newest Review: ... obviously doesn't take it too seriously; this allows for a very entertaining read without taking the mickey out of the genre. ... more  ... But how does this particular book compare with the others in the series?
As always, the relationship between Carole and Jude provides most of the entertainment value. Carole is an ex-Home Office official; she was forced to take early retirement and is still bitter about it. A prickly, private woman, she finds it hard to make friends. It is perhaps surprising then that she makes friends with Jude, a woman who is cheese to Carole's chalk. Jude is much more touchy-feely; she practices healing and is very much in touch ...more |
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Death Under the Dryer - Simon Brett: Horror at the hairdresser's! (807 words)
by - written on 18/02/08 (Very useful, 107 readings)
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When Carole is forced to change her hairdresser to a more local one, she doesn't expect to become involved in another murder. Yet involved she does become when she witnesses the owner find her assistant, Kyra, dead in the back room. The obvious suspect is Kyra's boyfriend, Nathan, who just happens to have gone missing. Carole and her friend and sleuthing partner, Jude, become involved in the investigation, and get to know Nathan's family a bit better than they would have liked; certainly they suspect that they may know more about Nathan's disappearance than they are lettingon. They also make contact with Kyra's former boss, who she was planning to sue for sexual ... Read the complete review
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