Murder in the Museum [Audio Cassette]

Simon Brett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2004

Bracketts, an Elizabethan house near the town of Fethering, is about to be turned into a museum. Once the home of celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh, it has now been decided that it should become a shrine to his life and poetry. But the transition from house to museum is running far from smoothly. For a sudden discovery is made: Buried in the kitchen garden is a human skeleton. And before too long, there is a second body, not yet cold. Murder is no longer just a dreadful possibility, but a certainty. It is a case that will test the sleuthing powers of Board member Carole Seddon and her friend Jude as never before ...Praise for Simon Brett and the "Fethering Mysteries": 'A good, juicy, very English murder mystery.' - "Daily Mail". 'A crime novel in the traditional style, with delightful little touches of humour and vignettes of a small town and its bitchy inhabitants.' - "Sunday Telegraph".

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Another marvelous mix of social satire and traditional cozy. ("Booklist") --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full time. He is married with three grown-up children and lives in an Agatha Christie-style village on the South Downs. Simon co-writes the ITV1 series ROSEMARY & THYME, starring Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Isis Audio; Unabridged edition (May 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753119234
• ISBN-13: 978-0753119235
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,411,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simon Brett writes and reads a first class mystery, September 6, 2010

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This review is from: Murder in the Museum (Audio CD)

Simon Brett has been in the top tier of mystery series writers for many years now. In this entry in the series featuring two middle aged British women of most unlike personalities who make up one of the more interesting amateur sleuthing duos to be found in current media, he gives us an example of how an audio-book should be written and read so as to achieve maximum effect. The Amazon review adequately summarizes the action. I would only add that the characters are real, the portrayals mordant or affectionate in accord with the roles they play, the wit well displayed and the sentiment honest, not cloying. All in all, it is Brett in excellent form in a work I can commend to all.