Death and the Decorator (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780727850676)

Neighbours Carole and Jude uncover more than they bargained for when Jude decides to redecorate her cottage in this lighthearted cosy mystery.

"An edgy cozy, filled with dry wit and deft plot twists"- Booklist Starred Review

Having decided to redecorate Woodside Cottage, Jude has engaged the services of local man Pete, who has painted and decorated the homes of Fethering residents for many years. Pete is currently working on Footscrow House, a large Victorian building which is being converted into holiday flats by a local developer.

Having arranged to meet at 'Fiasco House', as it is known locally due to the many failed business enterprises over the years, Jude and Pete make a surprising discovery behind a wall panel: a woman's handbag! The casual discovery becomes serious when the police identify the handbag's owner as Anita Garner, a young woman who vanished in suspicious circumstances twenty years earlier.

Determined to find out what really happened to Anita all those years ago, Jude and her neighbour Carole's investigations plunge them into a maze of deception and murder, as they uncover a number of uncomfortable secrets beneath the serene surface of Fethering life . . .

Author: Simon Brett
ISBN-10: 0727850679
ISBN-13: 9780727850676
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 07/05/2022
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.35w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 26