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Loading... The Body on the Beach (2000)by Simon Brett
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Carole, a buttoned-down, highly OCD sort, lives in a small country town, Featherings. When a younger woman named Jude moves into the cottage next door, Carole enlists her help when she finds a body on the beach, which subsequently disappeared. The two women form an unlikely pact to find out just what is going on. Enjoyable cozy mystery which had me laughing out loud at several points as Carole details the strictures on Feathering's social structure. The mystery was interesting with twists and turns but the mystery wasn't the most important aspect of the book. Rather Carole and Jude and the town's inhabitants were front and center. no reviews | add a review
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Very little disturbs the ordered calm of Fethering, a self-contained retirement settlement on England's southern coast. Which is precisely why Carole Seddon has chosen to reside there. The last thing Carole expects to encounter in Fethering is a new neighbor with but one name and an obviously colourful past. 'Jude' was not really Fethering ... but neither was the body Carole found on the beach. A body, it has to be said, that has disappeared by the time the police arrive. Only Jude is ready to believe what Carole says she saw -- and from that moment on, the two women are resolved to turn detectives. No library descriptions found. |
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When Carole discovers a Body on the Beach, followed by dangerous confrontations, she reluctantly welcomes Jude’s support. In the way of all cozy mysteries, the two form an alliance to figure out who that body is, and why it disappeared after Carole reported it to the police. The two confer and plan, and they ply their neighbors with intrusive questions that no one would ever ask or answer in real life unless one of them is the police. In Fethering though, with judicious use of “good cop/bad cop” tactics (Carole is the bad cop), the pair manages to get answers.
Actually, this brings up a good point: every aspect of this crime is solved by Carole and Jude, who are completely unhindered by any hint of police involvement – or any hint of police, period. Where is the cozy mystery staple: the dimwitted inspector? What about the goodhearted sergeant who bales out the amateur sleuths at the last minute?
Will I continue to listen to this series? Yes, and here’s why: 1) I want to know what’s up with Jude. 2)The author has built the beginnings of a nice imaginary world. 3) Geoffrey Howard (Ralph Cosham) narrates. 4) Many of the audiobooks in the series are included in my Audible membership. 5) I want to see if the police ever actually show up.
If you decide to read or listen, you should know that the facts surrounding that dead body are very dark – darker than usually seen in a village mystery. ( )