The Torso in the Town: The Fethering Mysteries (A Fethering Mystery) [Hardcover]

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P.D. James; 'Aficionados of the elegant, well-turned mystery novel will find much cause for delight in the inauguration of this series.' Crime Time

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. JAMES 'Highly enjoyable... A good, juicy, very English murder mystery' Daily Mail 'A crime novel in the traditional style, with delightful little touches of humour and vignettes of a small town and its bitchy inhabitants' Sunday Telegraph --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Amateur sleuths Jude and Carole take on their third case when a terrible discovery is made in the cellar of a grand old house. Grant and Kim Roxby had hoped that their first dinner party at Pelling House would make an impression with their new neighbours. And the next day it's certainly the talk of the town of Fedborough. For their guests - including the couple's old friend Jude - had been enjoying a pleasant meal before they were rudely interrupted by a gruesome discovery. A human torso hidden in the cellar. Jude races home to Fethering and her friend Carole with the news. And soon the pair are back in Fedborough, questioning the locals. But they can't help but wonder why a town so notoriously distrustful of outsiders is proving so terribly amenable to their enquiries...

Amateur sleuths Jude and Carole take on their third case when a terrible discovery is made in the cellar of a grand old house. Grant and Kim Roxby had hoped that their first dinner party at Pelling House would make an impression with their new neighbours. And the next day it's certainly the talk of the town of Fedborough. For their guests - including the couple's old friend Jude - had been enjoying a pleasant meal before they were rudely interrupted by a gruesome discovery. A human torso hidden in the cellar. Jude races home to Fethering and her friend Carole with the news. And soon the pair are back in Fedborough, questioning the locals. But they can't help but wonder why a town so notoriously distrustful of outsiders is proving so terribly amenable to their enquiries . . . 'Highly enjoyable . . . A good, juicy, very English murder mystery' Daily Mail 'A crime novel in the traditional style, with delightful little touches of humour and vignettes of a small town and its bitchy inhabitants' Sunday Telegraph --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Simon Brett worked as a radio and TV producer before taking up writing full-time. As well as the Charles Paris and Mrs Pargeter detective series, he is also the author of the TV series 'After Henry', the radio series 'No Commitments' and 'Smelling of Roses', and the best-selling 'How to be a Little Sod'. His novel 'A Shock to the System' was filmed starring Michael Caine.