Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse
The first mystery in an unputdownable new cosy crime series

3 Stars One Liner: It had its moments Suffolk Major Bricket has been an infrequent resident of Highfield House in Stunston Peveril. Thanks to his foreign assignments, his long absences from the village gave him an air of mystery. After his retirement, the Major has returned to settle down for good,......more

3.5 stars This is a classic little cozy mystery, embracing all the quirks of quaint village life. Major Bricket is newly retired but retired from what? No one can rightly say, although many have their theories. Regardless, his prior training in firearms, interrogation, ingratiating himself with peopl......more

Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse in the first mystery in a new series by Simon Brett. Major Bricket has, allegedly, retired to a house he has owned for several years, but never properly lived in. Unfortunately, when he arrives at the afore-mentioned house, ready to take up residence, he finds a d......more

This is the first in a new series from Simon Brett, featuring a mysterious Major who is "retiring" and finally moving full time into a house he bought two decades earlier. His arrival in the village coincides with the arrival of a body dressed as a clown in his garage and soon he's investigating wha......more

I love Simon Brett and was excited to see that he had started a new series. However, sadly, Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse didn’t really hit the mark for me. The author often pokes fun at snobbery and the strange values that people hold through his characters but in this novel, It all felt a bi......more