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""A delightfully twisty comic caper . . . If you've never met Mrs. Pargeter and her merry crew of criminals, now's your chance"" - Booklist Starred Review A gambler on the run. A widow with deep pockets. A pair of criminal brothers with a secret agenda. The new instalment of the quirky, inventive and charming mystery series featuring widow Mrs Pargeter - whose late husband was absolutely NOT one of the most notorious villains in Essex (the very idea). Mrs Pargeter's friends know two important details about her marriage to her late husband. First, that it was blissfully happy. And second, that Mr Pargeter was not a man to bring his work home with him. So, while the chance of her ever being asked by the police what he did for a living is, naturally, remote, Mrs Pargeter would be able to reply, in all honesty, that she doesn't know. What she does know is that Mr Pargeter's former associates are all respectable members of society, and if they were ever criminals, they are now 100% reformed. So when she learns that Short Head Shimmings, her late husband's former accountant, has fallen on hard times, she springs into action, chequebook at the ready. But Short Head has borrowed from the wrong people, and the infamous Batinga Brothers aren't out for his money - they're out for blood. The only way to save Short Head is to dismantle their criminal empire. But how can the highly law-abiding Mrs Pargeter, whose only weapons are her charm, her quick wits and her little black book of Mr Pargeter's contacts, hope to do such an impossible thing? Cosy mystery-meets-crime caper in this witty, light-hearted and terribly British novel from CWA Diamond Dagger-winner Simon Brett, which is perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett, Robert Thorogood and M.C. Beaton.

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Pure fun * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Patio</b> * Fans will appreciate Brett's customary inventiveness in unveiling crimes and misdemeanors old and new * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Patio</b> * Mystery fans seeking pure escapist fun will be rewarded * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations</b> * An enjoyable cozy * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations</b> * Brett's customary wit and good humor abound * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * Great fun, a delightfully madcap romp * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * The coziest of cozy reads * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * Delightful characters and a captivating plot * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour</b> * In this fast-paced tale, Brett offers yet another repast of merry mayhem with the redoubtable Mrs. Pargeter as the most excellent main course * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour</b> * Great fun * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour</b> *

A delightfully twisty comic caper . . . If you've never met Mrs. Pargeter and her merry crew of criminals, now's your chance * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> * Pure fun * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Patio</b> * Fans will appreciate Brett's customary inventiveness in unveiling crimes and misdemeanors old and new * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Patio</b> * Mystery fans seeking pure escapist fun will be rewarded * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations</b> * An enjoyable cozy * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations</b> * Brett's customary wit and good humor abound * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * Great fun, a delightfully madcap romp * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * The coziest of cozy reads * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Principle</b> * Delightful characters and a captivating plot * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour</b> * In this fast-paced tale, Brett offers yet another repast of merry mayhem with the redoubtable Mrs. Pargeter as the most excellent main course * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour</b> *

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Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full-time. He is the author of more than one hundred books, including the much-loved Fethering Mysteries, the Charles Paris Mysteries and the Decluttering Mysteries, as well as the Mrs Pargeter Mysteries. In 2014, he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's prestigious Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence and contribution to crime writing, and in the 2016 New Year's Honours he was awarded an OBE 'for services to literature'. Married with three grown-up children, six grandchildren and a ginger cat called Douglas, he lives in an Agatha Christie-style village on the South Downs.

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