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Fethering Mysteries – Book XII
Simon Brett
Macmillan UK
4 March 2011/ ISBN 9780230736382
Mystery / Contemporary Sussex, England
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
As a proud grandparent with her family about to visit her, Carole
Seddon is pleased to get a beach hut at nearby Smalting. The hut’s
original owners have separated and the remaining partner needs the
money, so is keen to hand over the ownership. But Carole notices
some fire damage and reports it, being given another hut in its
place. While the old hut is being renovated, a skeleton is found
underneath it and suddenly Carole and Jude are on the case again.
The twelfth entry in this pleasantly satirical series, you can be
assured of an enjoyable feast of entertainment. These books are
akin to a fine meal as larger-than-life characters, a teasing plot,
plenty of social comment and wry humor all mix together most delightfully.
Mr. Brett has the tone of a snobbish southeastern seaside town to
perfection, and there are plenty of witty digs at overpriced gastropubs,
tediously obsessive petty officials, the secretive world of the
“hutter” and more. Once again this is a series where
the books have plenty of ties with past books so it is wise to ensure
you have read the earlier books for full enjoyment. Mr. Brett deals
with some tragic and dodgy subjects with sensitivity, and I didn’t
guess the whole of it. May this series continue to run, and never
be televised…
Reviews
of other titles in this series
The
Hanging in the Hotel #5
The
Witness at the Wedding #6
The
Stabbing in the Stables #7
Death
Under the Dryer #8
Blood
at the Bookies #9
The
Poisoning in the Pub # 10
The
Shooting in the Shop #
11
Bones
Under the Beach Hut #
12
Liar
in the Library #18
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