

Death on the Downs
Author: Simon Brett
Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2007
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Author: Simon Brett
Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2007
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Simon Brett was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he earned a First Class Honours Degree in English. He has written over seventy books. Many are crime novels, including the Charles Paris, Mrs. Pargeter, and the Feathering series. Simon was also Chairman of the Crime Writers Association from 1986 to 1987 and of the Society of Authors from 1995 to 1997.
I read (well, listened to) this with my mouth hanging open. An amateur sleuth gets her information by simply asking complete strangers personal and intrusive questions ... and they all reply without so much as a raised eyebrow! And, when a potential murderer (and total stranger) stops her and asks h......more
Another cozy visit to Fethering I had so enjoyed Brett’s first Fethering mystery I decided to read another one in quick succession—before I forgot who the characters were. Brett’s descriptions of English village life from the point of view of a 50ish widow are entertaining. Slightly acerbic, but with......more
Who dunnit? Seems like everyone dunnit. Everyone seems to be guilty of something in this story. You just need to fit the crime to the suspicious character. I am continually surprised how amateur sleuths can just ring someone up and ask if they can come over and talk about the murder ... and it works......more