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The ninth Fethering mystery featuring amateur detectives Carole and Jude
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The bets are on whodunnit when a body is found at the bookies . . . Jude has never been averse to a bit of a flutter; her friend Carole, on the other hand, thinks that the local betting shop is a den of iniquity. But when Jude stumbles upon the body of Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski – the race is on to find his killer. The odds aren’t looking good. No one seems to know anything about the mysterious Tadek – even his sister can’t shed any light on what he was doing in Fethering. Who was the anonymous woman in the bookies who seems to have vanished? Why was Tadek interested in the local university? And who is the ‘Fifi’ Tadek spoke of with his dying breath? As they question the local residents, Carol finds an unexpected friend in an inveterate gambler and Jude finds herself in potentially more trouble than she can handle with a lecherous and charming drama professor. In this race there can only be one winner, but with no leads and several suspects in the running will our lady detectives be pipped at the post by a cold and calculating killer?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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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!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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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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Does what it says on the tin
This is a good read, nor great literature but still a very good page turner.
I liked the last chapter summary of what happened to all the protagonists...
I liked the last chapter summary of what happened to all the protagonists...
Published 2 months ago by Ransen Owen
Light-hearted detection
Authors reading their own work does not always work well but Simon Brett, with his Thespian background, masters a range of accents and a steady fluency that adds to the enjoyment... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
More of the same - as required!
This is another book in the 'Fetheringham' series and delivers the goods as expected. A couple of hours of light entertainment that holds the attention and enables one to forget... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by Caroline
Fethering Mysteries
Like all the Fethering Mysteries this is a bit twee and unreal. They do make an 'unbraintaxing read'and helpto pass a pleasant couple of hours occasionally.
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Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Mr. M. Habbershaw
A format that works
This is the fourth Brett Fethering mystery that I have read and I consumed this in one day because this is what is good about these novels they capture you quite quickly and ease... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2009 by Joanne D'Arcy
Good each-way bet
This is a pleasant, undemanding read, suitable for holiday reading if you like English crime novels without the graphically gory or grittiness of the more modern style. Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by Rammiemax
comfortable easy read
As always Simon Brett's Fethering mysteries are comfortable but interesting with a bit of high drama towards the end. Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by S. N. Hiscoke
Betting on murder
These two sleuths are lovable characters, if slightly comical. This did not intrigue me as much as the previous Fethering Mysteries. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2009 by Jane Baker
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