The Corpse on the Court (Fethering Series #14)

by Simon Brett

Overview

Jude's life has been turned upside-down thanks her new mant, Piers Targett, who's keen to get her involved in his hobby - or obsession - of Real Tennis. But when one of Piers' friends dies on the court in suspicious circumstances, Jude finds herself caught up in the police investigation. Meanwhile, Jude's neighbour Carole is trying to identify the human remains known locally as the 'Lady in the Lake.' As the two investigations become intertwined, Carole and Jude's efforts to find the truth look set to lead to more murders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780727896339
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	07/25/2013
Series:	Fethering Series , #14
Edition description:	First World Large Print Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full-time. He is the author of the much-loved Fethering mysteries, Charles Paris series and the Mrs Pargeter novels. In 2014 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's prestigious Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence and contribution to crime writing. He lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in the South Downs.

Editorial Reviews

"Brett’s absorbing 14th Fethering mystery"
Publishers Weekly

" Fethering followers will love the way Brett showcases Jude here, showing new vulnerable bits. For everyone else, Brett performs his magic on the traditional cozy, making the frame rock with laughter at human foibles and quake with well-placed surprises."
Booklist Starred Review of The Corpse on the Court

From the Publisher

"Fethering followers will love the way Brett showcases Jude here, showing new vulnerable bits. For everyone else, Brett performs his magic on the traditional cozy, making the frame rock with laughter at human foibles and quake with well-placed surprises" Starred Review

Booklist

"Fethering followers will love the way Brett showcases Jude here, showing new vulnerable bits. For everyone else, Brett performs his magic on the traditional cozy, making the frame rock with laughter at human foibles and quake with well-placed surprises" Starred Review

Booklist

Propelled by spite (in Carole's case) and love (in Jude's), the Fethering ladies embark on separate investigations. Jude is so besotted with Piers Targett that she hasn't given a thought to her alternate therapy practice or schmoozed with her neighbor Carole for two weeks now. Carole doesn't know about the new man in Jude's life, but to dispel the doldrums and prove she doesn't care that she hasn't heard from her friend, she's looked over old crime stories and decided to tackle the unsolved Lady in the Lake mystery, a cause célèbre seven years ago. Jude meanwhile has taken up Piers' obsession, real tennis, a sport much admired in Henry VIII's reign and nearly as incomprehensible as cricket. Unfortunately, her first lesson at tony Lockleigh House coincides with the death of Reggie Playfair, who collapses on court. Reggie's wife, suspecting that he was meeting a lover there, asks Jude to investigate. Ever intrepid, Jude unearths various late-night courtside trysts, a wannabe ghost wandering around in her wedding dress, a liaison begun years back in Paris and a wife to whom Piers still seems emotionally attached. Carole's equally dramatic venture leads her to a mother still grieving over her long-lost child, a father who so loathes his ex that he's erased her from his press releases and CV, and an abusive Russian who smacks his wife around. When Carole and Jude finally reunite and discuss their cases, resolution is produced by the one name common to both. Top-flight Brett (Guns in the Gallery, 2012, etc.), with droll potshots at flawed husbands, the women who shouldn't have married them, rabid sports enthusiasts and quasi-tiffs among friends.

Kirkus Reviews