The Torso in the Town

So I waded through the first several pages of exposition, I endured the frustrating head-hopping, I gritted my teeth throughout the clumsy dialogue and why? Certainly not for the ending. It was about as limp and lifeless as the haddock I would like to slap Simon Brett with. No offence intended to Mr......more

The Torso in the Town is the 3rd book English author, Simon Brett's Fethering cozy mystery series. I've also enjoyed books in his Mrs. Pargeter and Charles Paris series. The Fethering series features two neighbors, Carole Seddon & Jude, from the south coast town of Fethering (near Brighton) who get......more

This was 4 stars right up until the big giant gaping plot-hole where (view spoiler)[apparently Jude totally forgot she had a cellphone? And so did Simon Brett, despite Carole thinking that she ought to get one so she and Jude could be in contact when away from home? It seems like that would've been a much easier w (hide spoiler)]......more

This is an enjoyable murder mystery. When a partial rotting corpse is found in a cellar of an old house in an English seaside town, naturally the police are called. Everyone in this small town has their own idea of who the victim is and who done it. But when the police investigation stalls two lady 'de......more

Love this book series! So cute and fun and great as an audiobook......more