DEATH ON THE DOWNS a gripping cozy murder mystery full of twists

About DEATH ON THE DOWNS a gripping cozy murder mystery full of twists

‘Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted.’ The Sunday TimesMeet Carole Seddon, an uptight retiree — and Jude, the happy-go-lucky healer next door. Carole only wants a quiet life, while Jude’s determined to age disgracefully.

These chalk-and-cheese neighbours can’t help but rub each other up the wrong way! Until the day they team up to solve a baffling mystery . .

One murder. Three missing women. A sleepy little village where everyone’s a suspect.

Carole hates to admit it. But with Jude away on holiday, she’s feeling almost lonely. Not one to wallow, she drives out to Weldisham village for a bracing walk across the South Downs .

. But Carole is treading a twisty trail into peril. When the rain begins to bucket down, Carole finds shelter in a dilapidated old barn.

But its ramshackle roof hides a grisly secret — a human skeleton! The dishy village sergeant is shocked but not surprised. The women of Weldisham have a habit of disappearing.

He casually mentions the name of the latest victim. With a jolt, Carole realises it’s someone she knows. Well, a friend of her sort-of friend Jude.

And that’s close enough for Carole. But she’ll have to work fast to unravel the mystery. Someone out there is watching her every move.

And they don’t appreciate her snooping one little bit . .**A CWA DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD WINNER!

**Fans of Agatha Christie, Robert Thorogood, M. C. Beaton, The Thursday Murder Club, Faith Martin, Janice Hallett and Peter Boland will be hooked from the very first page!

MORE PRAISE FOR SIMON BRETT:‘Murder most enjoyable.’ COLIN DEXTER‘Stunning.’ JILLY COOPER‘An event for mystery fans!

’ P. D. JAMES‘A delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit.

’ Daily Mail‘The odd couple is a staple of the classic whodunnit . . Brett gives it a sweet twist.

’ New York Times‘The wittiest around.