Dive into the first in this sparkling series of crime whodunnits, introducing the redoubtable Carole and her worldly wise accomplice, Jude
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The first of a new series "The Fethering Mysteries", The Body on the Beach takes us to a small south coast retirement community where spite runs high. Uptight divorcee Carole has restricted her life to walking the dog and the odd bit of charitable work--she confuses middle age and retirement with being bored and depressed; when she finds a body on the beach, she calls the police and is irritated when they treat her like a hysterical idiot--the body has gone missing. Her new neighbour, the flashy Jude, a woman with a past and an untidy living room, drags the more thoughtful Carole into regular glasses of wine at the pub and what becomes a complicated investigation; Jude is keen to have a good time at all times, and will not take the polite rebuffs which keep Carole from involvement with life. This is an interesting thriller which reminds us that even Middle England has its underside; it is also an impressive opening to a new series in which Brett skewers the conventionality and repressed emotion of his intelligent heroine while understanding the safety they represent for her. --Roz Kaveney
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"A pair of sleuths who are winning enough to make the reader invite them back for more....Holmes and Watson with a dash of Laurel and Hardy". -- The Toronto Star
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I haven't read a 'whodunit' for a long time, but I found this story intriging and I am looking forward to the next installment. Carole is a prim and proper 50'ish lady who is brought out of her shell by the arrival of her new neighbour Jude. The pair make an excellent combination of personalities and the plot has lots of avenues to explore and keeps the pace going. Probably not the book if the idea of a English south coast town bores you, but I found it difficult to put down
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Simon Brett is one of the most skilled and satisfying practitioners in the detective fiction field. All I ask of such writers he provides: interesting amateur sleuths, shrewd characterisation, fluent but stylish prose, some gentle thrills at the end, and an opportunity to "escape" to somewhere I am happy to be for six or seven hours.
In this novel, he introduces a pair of new sleuths: Carole and Jude. He also introduces a new locale: a coastal resort on the south coast of England, near Worthing. It is called Fethering, and it is fully described in the first chapter.
Simon Brett not only writes, but he also reads his works, using a narrator's voice that resembles that of the current British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, while also providing convincing and distinguishable portrayals for all his cast of characters.
A body on the beach you'll be glad you stumbled over.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Julia
Format:Paperback
Wanted to enjoy this - and loved the premise of it. Loved the opening line about Fethering being next to the village of Tarring - but apart from that... dull. It was just so boring. I wish I could come up with a better description, but that word really sums it up. I couldn't get to grips with the unbelievably dull characters and I had to abandon it three quarters of the way through. In fact, I'm wondering if I was reading another book to the one the others describe!
If you like gentle whodunnits, give the ' Mitchell and Markby ' novels by Ann Granger a go. Altogether better.
If you like gentle whodunnits, give the ' Mitchell and Markby ' novels by Ann Granger a go. Altogether better.
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The Body on the Beach
The first in the Fethering mystery series sees retired divorcee Carole Seddon safely in a comfortable routine in her cottage on the South Coast. Read more
Published 3 days ago by S Riaz
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Good first book in a series
I initially read the 5th or 6th book in this series first, before realising that it was part of a series. Read more
Published 6 months ago by tigger
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fethering-light
This is the first in Simon Brett's Fethering series, introducing us to the amateur sleuths, hippy Jude and former Home Office employee Carole Seddon. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
2.0 out of 5 stars
dull and formulaic
I could see all the strings in this. The writing reminds me of first year creative writing classes and the dialogue is - well, let me not descend to rude analogies; I'll just say... Read more
Published 13 months ago by miranda
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy Read
This is the first Simon Brett novel I've read and I must admit I did enjoy it. I found Carole likeable but irritating at the same time and I thought Jude the mysterious character... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. A. L. Maddocks
4.0 out of 5 stars
"...Telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth is...
This is the first in the `Fethering' mystery series, and though I'm a bit late to the party I'm sure it won't be long before I'm fully caught up with the rest of these, because... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nicola F (Nic)
3.0 out of 5 stars
VERY AVERAGE WHODUNIT
I was looking for something undemanding to relax with and this certainly fitted that bill; so relaxing as to be almost soporific. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Sou'Wester
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A GOOD READ
I have never read a book by this writer before and I am really glad I have found him.
THE BODY ON THE BEACH, first I thought it was going to be a bit slow. Read more
THE BODY ON THE BEACH, first I thought it was going to be a bit slow. Read more
Published 21 months ago by MIDNIGHT
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining
It's a serviceable mystery introducing a couple of interesting enough characters. I personally liked the concept of one of them's backstory remaining hidden, but felt that it... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Graham R. Hill
4.0 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable romp
I enjoyed this book very much, nice cosy fiction for when you want a few hours not glued to the edge of your seat, wound up by artificial tension. Read more
Published on 5 May 2011 by Bizgen
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