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Guilt at the Garage: 20 (A Fethering Mystery) Hardcover – 30 Nov. 2020

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When Carole Seddon's car is vandalised, it heralds the start of a disturbing series of events in the witty and entertaining new Fethering mystery.

Carole Seddon's trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it is vandalised, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford has been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years. But how could something like this happen in Fethering of all places?

Then the note is shoved under Carole's kitchen door: Watch out. The car window was just the start. It would appear that she has been deliberately targeted. But by whom . and why?

Matters take an even more disturbing turn when a body is discovered at Shefford's Garage, crushed to death by a falling gearbox. It would appear to be a tragic accident. Carole and her neighbour Jude are not so sure. And the more they start to ask questions, the more evidence they uncover of decidedly foul play .

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192 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Severn House Publishers Ltd
Publication date

30 Nov. 2020
Dimensions

13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-10

1780291329
ISBN-13

978-1780291321
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Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd; Main edition (30 Nov. 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1780291329
ISBN-13 : 978-1780291321
Dimensions : 13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm

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"Brett is brilliant at showing how throwaway comments and casual snubs intensify cruelty to outsiders. This is an especially incisive Fethering adventure, with a shocker of an ending" - Booklist Starred Review

"Slyly witty ... Brett proves once again to be a master of the amateur sleuth genre" - Publishers Weekly

A prolific and sharp-eyed observer of the British middle class's crimes and misdemeanours--Kirkus Reviews on The Clutter Corpse

A treasure trove of microgossip--Kirkus Reviews on The Killer in the Choir

Brett fans will love this quirky, warmhearted mystery--Booklist Starred Review of The Clutter Corpse

Ingeniously drawn characters, deft timing of twists, and a to-die-for climax. A stunner--Booklist Starred Review of The Killer in the Choir

Peppered with wry wit, the story unfurls smoothly and swiftly--Publishers Weekly on The Killer in the Choir

The manner of murder is as satisfyingly bizarre as any Golden Age puzzler ... This may just be the best Brett novel yet--Booklist Starred Review of The Liar in the Library

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"Brett fans will love this quirky, warmhearted mystery"Booklist Starred Review of The Clutter Corpse"A prolific and sharp-eyed observer of the British middle class's crimes and misdemeanours"Kirkus Reviews on The Clutter Corpse"Peppered with wry wit, the story unfurls smoothly and swiftly"Publishers Weekly on The Killer in the Choir"The manner of murder is as satisfyingly bizarre and complicated as any Golden Age puzzler . This may just be the best Brett novel yet"Booklist Starred Review of The Liar in the Library SIMON BRETTGUILT AT THE GARAGE Carole Seddon's trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it is vandalised, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford has been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years. But how could something like this happen in Fethering of all places? Then the note is shoved under Carole's kitchen door: Watch out. The car window was just the start. It would appear that she has been deliberately targeted. But by whom . and why? Matters take an even more disturbing turn when a body is discovered at Shefford's Garage, crushed to death by a falling gearbox. It would appear to be a tragic accident. Carole and her neighbour Jude are not so sure. And the more they start to ask questions, the more evidence they uncover of decidedly foul play .

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Change is afoot in Fethering

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2020

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This one feels different. It’s a slower read, doesn’t pull you in as fast as Simon Brett typically does, and the denouement is rushed. However, the crime has a more rational and substantial motive than the usual Fethering-style murder. Jude is atypically testy, but that makes sense- after flirting with restiveness on Jude’s part for several books, it feels as though Simon Brett is going to change the canvas a bit. The breezy examination of bizarre marriages is something which he does well, as here. I missed Ted and Zosia, and there wasn’t much character development for Carole, who comes across as more than usually paranoid- although she does submit to healing.

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I love Simon Brett’s writing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2021

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I love the Fethering books because I enjoy the gentler & more domestic murder tales & I really enjoy the relationship & personalities of the two amateur sleuths! Also, I am fairly familiar with the area of Sussex they are based around.

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Ms.B.Itch

Another great read from Simon Bret

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2021

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Guilt at the Garage is as usual a great read from Simon Brett. The characterisation is , Jude and Carol are superbly written, they are old friends to their readers. Well plotted and well executed

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2020

I would like to thank Netgalley and Severn House Publishers for an advance copy of Guilt at the Garage, the twentieth novel in the Fethering series featuring Carole Seddon and her neighbour Jude.

A broken rear windscreen takes Carole to the local garage where Bill Shefford offers his customers old fashioned service. On her return Carole finds an anonymous letter implying that there was more to the damage to her car than simple vandalism. A few days later she is back at Shefford’s for regular repairs when a gearbox falls on Bill Shefford, killing him instantly. Rumours swirl in Fethering so Carole and Jude start investigating.

I enjoyed Guilt at the Garage which is a fun read with a good mystery attached. It is narrated from Carole and Jude’s points of view so the reader knows what they know and can try to guess along with them. In this case it is hard to get ahead of them as much of relevant information is withheld until close to the reveal, and even then it’s not so clear cut, being a case of morality and ethics versus legality. The novel offers a real conundrum in this. Otherwise the novel offers the standard procedure for the series, ask a lot of questions and stumble on the truth, to the background of fairly preposterous death scenes, as in this case, death by gearbox. It made me laugh.

The joy from this novel lies in its rather sharp barbs at middle England. I had forgotten what a pain the straight laced, uptight Carole Seddon is and how judgemental. In sharp contrast the freewheeling, laidback Jude offers support, not censure with her anything goes attitude. Guess who has the more satisfying life and cops less criticism from the author?

Guilt at the Garage is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

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Another engrossing murder mystery for this unlikely pair...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2021

These books come under the heading of ‘cosy mysteries’ but I’m not convinced that ‘cosy’ is a suitable adjective for the dynamic that Brett has set up here. Carole Sedden has to be one of the most prickly protagonists I’ve encountered. Unsociable, snobbish, judgemental and narrow-minded, I find her difficult to like. But she is also desperately insecure, horribly lonely and rather vulnerable. I also find it appealing that when her car is vandalised, she doesn’t immediately set to and try to discover the perpetrator – but rushes to get it repaired and cover up the event, because she is obscurely ashamed that such a thing has happened to her…

As ever, I was glad when Jude made an appearance. She is the opposite of Carole in so many ways and far more agreeable – they make an ideal Holmes and Watson pairing. Jude needs Carole’s obsessive tenaciousness and Carole needs Jude’s people skills. The garage murder worked well. I enjoyed the dynamic and learning more about a kindly man who took pride in his work. Brett’s take on the way the social fabric of this country is being strained, with everyone decamping to their own political and class echo chamber, is well depicted without becoming a rant.

Any niggles? Well, the trouble with setting up a hook, like the attack of a protagonist’s car, for instance – is that the denouement has to pay off. And in this case, I felt it was rather contrived and didn’t really satisfy. But because the main action was so well handled and crafted, this didn’t turn out to be a dealbreaker – more of a minor disappointment. I’ll certainly be getting hold of the next book, given there seems to be a major change in the air… Recommended for fans who like their murder mysteries with intelligent and sharp-edged observations on modern society, along with the dead bodies. While I obtained an arc of Guilt at the Garage from the publishers via Netgalley, the opinions I have expressed are unbiased and my own.
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