The Hanging in the Hotel - Simon Brett

After some time I've 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 ...  Read the complete review

Introduction Simon Brett’s name is familiar to me as the author of the bestselling How to Be a Little Sod, which I thoroughly enjoyed, so when I found out that he also wrote crime fiction, I was intrigued. It didn’t take me all that long to get through the book, but every minute was great fun. As a piece of literature, it doesn’t really show up on the radar, but as entertainment, it deserves full marks. The plot Suzy Longthorne, former model, now runs an exclusive country house hotel in Sussex. Short of staff, she calls in her long-term friend, Jude to help out with the waitressing for an important meeting of the Pillars of Sussex, a sort of Masonic ...  Read the complete review