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 Murder in the Museum - Simon Brett
 Murder in the Museum - Simon Brett ... be turned into a museum. Once the home of celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh, it has been decided that it should now become a shrine to his life and poetry. But the transition from house to museum is running far from smoothly, and Carole soon begins to regret her decision to be on the Board as she witnesses bitter antagonism and rivalry amongst the other members. Then a sudden discovery is made. Buried in the kitchen garden is a human skeleton. And before too long, there is a second body, not yet cold.Newest Review: ... the eyes of two of the main characters. Carole Seddon, a new member of the Trustees of Bracketts and Jude, her neighbour and ... more ... co investigator. It seems that these two are your modern day Ms Marple. The police are useless and so it has to fall on them to figure it all out.
Both are middle aged woman with possibly a bit too much time on their hands. Not that that stops them from getting into all kinds of mishaps. After all, these characters have become notably well known in the area for solving murders. Whilst Carole is slipping into a bit of a mundane lifestyle, Jude has suddenly livened up a bit from previous novels. Having more pre...more |
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Murder in the Museum - Simon Brett: Murders, mysteries and museums! (775 words)
by - written on 20/09/09 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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This is the second Simon Brett novel which I have read. After enjoying The Hanging in the Hotel I ventured out to find another of his works and surprisingly enough couldn't find that many. Not out of the correct series which I wanted. The Fethering collection seemed like a good place to start as I'd heard only praise about it. Murder in the Museum is set in an Elizabethan house under the ownership of Graham Chadleigh-Bewes. When the a body is discovered by a group of volunteers a group of the museums trustees want it to be covered up. Even though this skeleton is years and years old, the relations connected to the house and the family history ... Read the complete review
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