Death On The Downs [ Signed By Author ] A Fethering Mystery

Brett, Simon

ISBN 10: 0333765591 / ISBN 13: 9780333765593

Published by MacMillan, London, et al, 2001

About this Item

Foxing on top edge of book. ; Signed by the author on the title page. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover.

Seller Inventory # 116521

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death On The Downs [ Signed By Author ] A Fethering Mystery
• Publisher: MacMillan, London, et al
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333765591
• ISBN 13: 9780333765593
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st UK Printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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  • mystery

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Synopsis

'It wasn't the rain that upset Carole Seddon during her walk on the West Sussex Downs. It wasn't the dilapidated barn in which she was forced to seek shelter. No, what upset her was the human skeleton she discovered there, neatly packed into two blue fertiliser bags ...'

So begins the second investigation for strait-laced Carole and her more laid-back neighbour Jude. This time their enquiries take them away from their seaside village of Fethering to the small downland hamlet of Weldisham.

There gossips quickly identify the corpse as Tamsin Lutteridge, a young woman who disappeared from the village months before. Detective Sergeant Bayliss will confirm nothing. So why is Tamsin's mother, a friend of Jude's, so certain her daughter is still alive? Why is village elder statesman Graham Forbes suddenly taking an interest in Carole? And why is the decidedly unstable Brian Helling so keen to announce that there is a serial killer on the loose ...?

As Jude sets out to find Tamsin - either dead or alive - Carole digs deeper into Weldisham's history and the bitter relationships simmering beneath the village's gentle facade.

About the Author

Simon Brett worked as a producer with BBC radio before turning to writing full time. A former president of Britain's Crime Writers Association, he is the creator of the Mrs. Pargeter mysteries and the Charles Paris series as well as the Fethering mysteries. He lives in southern England with his family.