Mrs Pargeters Patio, Simon Brett
Mrs Pargeters Patio, Simon Brett
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Mrs Pargeter's Patio

Author: Simon Brett

Narrator: Simon Brett

Unabridged: 6 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023

Synopsis

When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to have her morning coffee on the patio of her mansion in Chigwell, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, depositing her on the ground—and revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead! Not wanting to bother the police just yet, Mrs Pargeter decides to save them some trouble and starts investigating the curious find herself. And who better to assist than her late husband's business associates, private investigator Truffler Mason and chauffeur Gary? The trio are soon certain that a murder has been committed and the body disposed of under some convenient building works. But who is the mysterious victim? And more importantly, who put the body under Mrs Pargeter's patio? Mrs Pargeter and her friends must find out the truth and soon, before the finger of suspicion points in an unthinkable direction: towards the late, great Mr Pargeter, whose business dealings Mrs P remains—naturally!—in blissful ignorance of...

About Simon Brett

Simon Brett is the author of more than one hundred books, including the Fethering, Charles Paris, Mrs. Pargeter, and Decluttering series. In 2014, he won the CWA’s prestigious Diamond Dagger for an outstanding body of work, and in 2016, he was awarded an OBE for services to literature. He worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full-time and lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in the South Downs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 03, 2023

3.5 stars The Mrs. Pargeter books are humorous cozy mysteries about a widow of a certain age who likes to help people and solve crimes. When Mrs. Pargeter needs assistance, she consults her deceased husband's 'little black book', which has contacts with skills like safecracking, forging documents, di......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on July 04, 2024

Even Melita Pargeter, the self-contained widow of the shadowy but generous Mr. Pargeter, gets nonplussed when a dead body turns up under her patio. Mrs. Pargeter’s gardener, Kirstie Rollins, has been on her own since her loving musician father disappeared 11 years ago on her birthday. Mrs. Pargeter......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on October 13, 2023

This was a very funny cozy mystery. Light-hearted and quirky. A fairly quick read and very entertaining. It still kept me guessing right up until the end. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.......more

Goodreads review by David on September 30, 2023

I requested this book because I was intrigued by the title, it was obviously about a body being discovered under Mrs Pargeter’s patio but I am so pleased that I have read it. The book is a classic cosy crime novel and is a real pleasure to read and escape from the real world for a few hours. The boo......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 20, 2024

I adore the series and have been reading it since the beginning! Escapism, witty and a great mystery ! This would be such a great TV series for BritBox or Acorn 🗡️......more

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