A Nice Class of Corpse

Simon Brett

ISBN 10: 0684186853 / ISBN 13: 9780684186856

Published by Scribner, 1987

About this Item

Stated book club edition. Some shelf wear on dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 230401

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Nice Class of Corpse
• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684186853
• ISBN 13: 9780684186856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Book Club.
• Printing: Book Club
• Condition: Used - Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

When Melita Pargeter arrives at the Devereux, a respectable seaside retirement hotel, she finds that she's the object of some strange glances and becomes involved in murder

Reviews

The British author's new mystery features Mrs. Pargeter, an amiable and rich widow who rivals Brett's Charles Paris as an appealing amateur sleuth. This continually surprising, witty story starts with Mrs. Pargeter moving into a "nice" hotel for "nice" elderly men and women. They conduct themselves according to a routine set by the prim owner, but which the new guest ignores. Interested in and curious about everyone in the place, Mrs. Pargeter ponders events following the fatal fall of one harmless old lady and the odd behavior of another. The forthright widow asks questions and gets answers that uncover startling facts about both the innocent and the guilty. Subtle hints on the source of the late Mr. Pargeter's fortune, a legacy to his beloved, add to the story's neat twists. Mystery Guild alternate.
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