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The Body on the Beach

A Fethering Mystery

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The Body on the Beach

By: Simon Brett
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
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Recently retired, Carole Seddon is residing in Fethering in the cottage she purchased with her ex-husband. There she maintains a quiet and sensible life with the companionship of Gulliver, her Labrador retriever. But everything changes when she and Gulliver, while taking their daily constitutional, find a corpse on the beach. What's more, there are two wounds on its neck. The body mysteriously disappears and the police dismiss Carole as a befuddled middle-aged woman. She almost starts to believe it herself...until a stranger threatens her to keep quiet or else.

Unable to contain her anxiety, Carole confides in her eccentric neighbor, Jude - who suggests that if the police cannot be bothered to catch a killer, maybe they should do it themselves.

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"Simon Brett is one of the wittiest mystery writers around." ( Baltimore Sun)
"Howard's narrative clarity and varied inflection illustrate the story remarkably well." ( Booklist)
"Brett has written yet another mystery with a good central puzzle and intriguing individual touches." ( Chicago Tribune)
Engaging Characters • Intriguing Mystery • Witty Writing • Quaint Setting • Unexpected Twists • Perfect Accent
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A nice little listen. A little over the top but for those who want a nice little English Village mystery, this is just the ticket.

A Classic Cozy without cats, psychics or recipes

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I'm excited to find a new British mystery series !! Great story and narrator!! highly recommend

Fun

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A bit slow starting but then a run to the finish! Some interesting twists and turns and great character development (especially Carole). Am chomping at the bit to start the next one!

Two for the Winners

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1st time reading this author, Excellent plot , good characters and ambiance . Loved the idea of one local older lady and a mystery fellow lady crime solver. The novice approach.

Great female mystery solvers

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Not a bad mystery. Good to listen to while working :) there’s definitely some heavy topics, some quirky characters and overall good listening

‘‘Twas okay

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Simon Brett has created the seaside village of Feathering, in England, that is a quaint background for an updated re versioning of a Miss Marple type mystery. He completely captures the scenes and residents of Feathering, so it feels like a second home for this reader. Our protagonist, Carole Seddon, is a fifty something, divorced, former employee from the Home Office. Being "proper" and quietly in the background of society is her goal for her latter years. All goes well until a free-spirited, loudly jovial, and TOO neighborly woman moves next door to Carole. "They just call me Jude" keeps everything about her own personal life quiet, but she shares in everything else going on around her.

When Carole finds a dead body on the beach, that conveniently goes missing when she reports her find to the police, Jude becomes her encouraging side-kick to prove that there was actually a dead body. Of course, the two find themselves getting into all kinds of compromising situations, and threats are made to their safety. When a young boy is also washed upon the beach, the police finally become involved, and the "game is afloat".

Great characters, wonderful scenic descriptions, stereotypical village life, and subtle humor makes this a GREAT start of a new series for Simon Brett.

Prim, proper, and murder on an English beach

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I am hooked on Simon Brett's mysteries. Geoffrey Howard is an excellent narrator. Carol and Judes characters are developed so richly and with in such humor and depth. I recognize parts of myself in each. Stimulating entertaining read. I wish so I'm in Brentwood write some more. I've listened to all of his books at least once.

Consistently good and interesting

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Clicked on this book as an audible recommendation, based on what I have been searching.
While some people say this is a cozy series, I believe we need a category for series that are superior to the cozy formula. This was more classic fun British mystery. Rated PG When the books switch to Simon Brett as narrator there is no change in quality, actually, both men sound similar. There is enough information about each story in the book details section, so if you are looking for pleasant escapism this will work for you.

Entertaining series

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Well written and performed, a bit nostalgic but the characters are still easily imagined in 2021.

Clever and sweet

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Two great characters, one a free spirit, one an uptight and social conservative join together to discover what happened to the body on the beach. A fun, wonderful listen. My only complaint is that the reader could have slowed down a bit, but that didn't spoil the listen for me. Many of the locals are funny without knowing they are and that adds to the enjoyment of the book. I'm definitely going to be listening to more of these Feathering mysteries. A great cozy. Highly recommended.

I loved it!

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