- Hardcover: 339 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; First Edition First Printing edition (7 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0230014577
- ISBN-13: 978-0230014572
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.4 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 278,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The ninth Fethering mystery featuring amateur detectives Carole and Jude
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All bets are on when there’s a body found at the bookies… When Jude wanders into Fethering’s local bookies she has no idea that she will shortly be investigating the murder of Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski. With her partner in crime, friend and next-door-neighbour Carole, she’s determined to discover who killed him – and why? There are several favourites in the running: • A mysterious woman in the bookies? • The charming lecturer at the university? • Or the mysterious attacker who Jude only narrowly escapes from? Talking to suspects and gathering information, the amateur investigators try to piece together the broken trail of the young immigrant’s life. But in this race there’s only one winner – and it could be that they are pipped at the post by a cold and calculated killer…
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An annual treat,
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This review is from: Blood at the Bookies: The Fethering Mysteries (Hardcover)
In what is almost becoming an annual event, 'Blood at the Bookies' is the latest episode in the lives of our Sussex-based sleuths, Carol and Jude. Having stumbled upon the series by chance, I have become a devotee of these cosy, fun mysteries. The latest will not disappoint fans, though it perhaps suffers a little from the relative lack of action outside of Feathering and what seems, at least to me, to be a shortage of viable suspects. I had guessed the culprit long before the final chapters and this can always be somewhat of a disappointment. It did not, however, spoil my enjoyment of a charming addition to the Feathering series. Long may Carol and Jude reign over the Sussex coast!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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When Jude Enters the Fethering Betting Shop,
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Blood at the Bookies: The Fethering Mysteries (Hardcover)
Simon Brett continues to provide ideal entertainment for those who like reading mystery fiction. His prose is supple, the dialogue lively, the characterisation convincing, and the settings varied and well-sketched. "Blood at the Bookies" is the latest escapade involving Fethering neighbours Carol and Jude.
It is Jude that finds herself in an unlikely situation. She is in a betting shop. She is there to place a bet for an elderly house-bound neighbour. It is a new experience for Jude and she is sharply observant. She notices a young man enter the shop. Dressed in an overcoat and looking ill, he staggers out apparently unnoticed. Jude, however, sees that he leaves a trail of blood. She follows the trail, finds the young man collapsed in a nearby alley and hears his dying words. Thus Jude and her neighbour Carol have yet another opportunity to investigate a crime. The investigation moves steadily forward, each move providing (perhaps too neatly) a pointer to the next move. Whether or not you guess how it will all end before it does, you will enjoy the good hunt that Simon Brett provides.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The Polish question,
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This review is from: Blood at the Bookies: The Fethering Mysteries (Hardcover)
Carole and Jude are faced with trying to uncover who is responsible for the murder of a Polish immigrant. Jude finds herself under suspicion when she happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Carole unbends from he usual puritanical stance sufficiently to enter a bookies. But it's all in the course of detection. In this latest Fethering mystery, Carole branches out on her own and follows a suspect to find out where she lives and then confronts her, increasing her own confidence. But her friendship with Jude looks in jeopardy when Jude appears to be about to sell her house. These two ill matched sleauths manage to go where angels fear to tread and the murderer is finally unmasked in a tense conclusion. This is an exciting light mystery with a sufficiently complex plot to keep you guessing. The characters are three dimensional and the writing flows smoothly. If you want a mystery without too much gore and with believable characters then you'll enjoy this one.
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