Simon Brett

''A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!'' P.D. James''Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone'' Jilly Cooper''Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted'' Sunday Times_______________________For Major Bricket, attending church in his village of Stunston Peveril in Suffolk is a good way to keep up with the village gossip. Having only recently retired from a career where he was privy to many international secrets, the Major likes to stay in the know.Events take a turn one Sunday though when, after the morning service, Major Bricket notices the door to the bell tower open... and finds a body at the bottom of the stairs.The dead man is dressed in a suit and dog collar. But who is he? And could someone in Stunston Peveril have killed him?Perhaps predictably, most of the village residents seem more concerned with the Parish Council flower arranging rota than the mysterious corpse. Major Bricket will have to rely on his long-nurtured detection skills, and his trusted friends Nga Luong and Rod, to solve the case.

''A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!'' P.D. James''Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone'' Jilly CooperIntroducing a new, but not-so-amateur, sleuth from another peaceful English village with an alarmingly high death rate! The first mystery in a new cosy series from one of the world''s favourite crime writers - perfect for fans of Richard Osmand, Janice Hallett, Robert Thorogood and M. C. Beaton._______________________Meet Major Bricket, an infrequent resident of Highfield House in Stunston Peveril, Suffolk. In the past the Major''s work assignments, frequently in foreign countries, have prevented him from spending much time there and a result, there is an air of mystery around him while everyone in the village speculates on the nature of his occupation.But now the Major has retired and has come home for good in his open-topped little red sports car... and what a homecoming it is, for lying spreadeagled on his lawn in the summer sunshine is the corpse of a clown.The circus is in Stunston Peveril for the annual village fair, yet none of their quota of clowns is missing - or at least, nobody is saying. Could the body be that of an unfortunate early guest at the village''s highlight of the social calendar, the Fincham Abbey Costume Ball?Fortunately Major Bricket''s past clandestine career means that he is now very well placed to solve the mystery of the dead clown on his camomile lawn . . ._______________________Praise for Simon Brett:''Murder most enjoyable'' Colin Dexter''Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted'' Sunday Times''Like a little malice in your mysteries? Some cynicism in your cozies? Simon Brett is happy to oblige'' New York Times''A delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit'' Daily Mail''The wittiest around'' Antonia Fraser

Poklid spořádaného městečka Fethering na jižním pobřeží Anglie, kde tráví svůj čas dobře situovaní důchodci, hned tak něco nenaruší. Ostatně proto si ho vybrala Carole Seddonová poté, co se rozvedla a byla donucena odejít do předčasného důchodu z práce na ministerstvu vnitra. Takže rozhodně nečekala, že tam potká novou sousedku, která má jen jedno jméno – Jude – a zjevně dost pestrou minulost. Jude tak úplně do Fetheringu nepatří. Ale mrtvola, kterou Carole jednoho dne najde na pláži, také ne. Ovšem tělo záhadně zmizí, než na místo přijede policie, a jen Jude je ochotná uvěřit tomu, co její sousedka Carole říká. A v té chvíli se ty dvě rozhodnou, že případ vyřeší. První ze série Vraždy ve Fetheringu.

''A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!'' P.D. James''Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone'' Jilly CooperIntroducing a new, but not-so-amateur, sleuth from another peaceful English village with an alarmingly high death rate! The first mystery in a new cosy series from one of the world''s favourite crime writers - perfect for fans of Richard Osmand, Janice Hallett, Robert Thorogood and M. C. Beaton._______________________Meet Major Bricket, an infrequent resident of Highfield House in Stunston Peveril, Suffolk. In the past the Major''s work assignments, frequently in foreign countries, have prevented him from spending much time there and as a result, there is an air of mystery around him while everyone in the village speculates on the nature of his occupation.But now the Major has retired and has come home for good in his open-topped little red sports car... and what a homecoming it is, for lying spreadeagled on his lawn in the summer sunshine is the corpse of a clown.The circus is in Stunston Peveril for the annual village fair, yet none of their quota of clowns is missing - or at least, nobody is saying. Could the body be that of an unfortunate early guest at the village''s highlight of the social calendar, the Fincham Abbey Costume Ball?Fortunately Major Bricket''s past clandestine career means that he is now very well placed to solve the mystery of the dead clown on his camomile lawn . . ._______________________Praise for Simon Brett:''Murder most enjoyable'' Colin Dexter''Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted'' Sunday Times''Like a little malice in your mysteries? Some cynicism in your cozies? Simon Brett is happy to oblige'' New York Times''A delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit'' Daily Mail''The wittiest around'' Antonia Fraser

Neighbours Carole and Jude investigate murder most horrid in the theatre in the latest Fethering village mystery from the original king of British cozy crime, internationally best-selling, award-winning author Simon Brett, OBE. For fans of Richard Osman ? but with added bite!Carole Seddon, a very respectable retired woman living in the English seaside village of Fethering, doesn?t care for the theatre. But her neighbour Jude counts the job of actress among her many and varied past careers. So when Jude attends the closing night of a new play based on a classic TV sitcom, Carole is interested ? but only because she suspects the leading man, Drake Purslow, is one of her scandalous friend?s ex-lovers. The night turns out to be more dramatic than either Carole or Jude could have ever predicted. After the performance, Jude makes her way to Drake?s dressing room, only to find him dead ? in what, to Jude?s experienced sleuthing eye, seem very suspicious circumstances.Did one of the play?s cast ? made up almost entirely of the original sitcom?s actors ? have a long-held grudge against the show?s star? Or are more recent hatreds to blame? Jude is determined to find out ? and Carole, who despite protestations is almost pathologically nosy, is right there to investigate alongside her.Not met Carole and Jude yet? Dive right in, and discover why The Guardian called Simon Brett ?one of British crime?s most assured craftsmen?. Fans of Janice Hallett and M.C. Beaton are in for a treat.

Ellen Curtis ? professional declutterer, amateur sleuth and woman of a certain age ? investigates the puzzling death of a TV personality who?s past his prime"Brett laces the plot with show-biz details that fans of Brett?s Charles Paris series will relish. This very special series grows more fascinating with each entry" Booklist Starred Review Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn?t need to like her clients to help them sort their homes out. Aging TV personality and curmudgeon Humphrey Carter might have a chip on his shoulder the size of England about the decline of his career, but a job?s a job.But when Ellen arrives the morning after Humph?s eightieth birthday party, primed and ready to tackle his study ? no matter his protests ? she gets the shock of her life. Humph?s dead . . . and all signs point to him having taken his own life.Did the egotistical chat show host really die by suicide? His wife is adamant he?s been murdered, and the more Ellen looks, the more dirt on Humph she digs up . . . and the more suspects she uncovers. Can she track down a killer ? if there even is one? And, just as importantly, can she keep herself from killing not only her own infuriating mother, but also her two grown-up children, who all seem determined to destroy her peace of mind?This thoroughly engaging contemporary mystery is perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett and M.C. Beaton.

Anglický spisovatel Simon Brett se u nás proslavil zejména „prevítovskou“ sérií (Prevítem snadno a rychle), v Anglii je ale známější jako autor detektivek. Vytvořil čtyři série klasických detektivních příběhů vyznačujících se výstředními charaktery postav, náhlými zvraty a nebývalým humorem. Dvojčata Blottova jsou prvním dílem Brettovy nejnovější detektivní série. Děj se odehrává na začátku 20. století a detektivní zápletky v nich řeší dvojice aristokratických sourozenců Blotto a Twinks. Za celoživotní přínos detektivnímu žánru obdržel Brett v roce 2014 prestižní ocenění Diamantová dýka.

Třetí část úspěšné série nahlížející z nezvyklého úhlu rodičovské starosti s batoletem. Malý prevít, který v předchozích dílech šikanoval a zcela zotročil své rodiče a domácí kočku, musí čelit nové výzvě, jež ohrožuje jeho dosud výsadní postavení: nyní proti němu nestojí jen On a Ona, ale také nový sourozenec. Jak se náš malý hrdina vyrovná s novými protivenstvími? Nepochybně jako pravý prevít! Někdo bude škaredě litovat, ale to už bude pozdě!

Tak jste si odkroutila svých devět měsíců, prožila stres a přežila porodní bolesti a vaše krásné dítě je na světě: jistě je to doba zaslouženého odpočinku… ale ve chvíli, kdy už jste vymačkaná jak citron, vás čeká říhání, ječení a záchvaty vzteku – a to mluvíme jen o vašem partnerovi! Tahle šikovná ilustrovaná knížečka od autora série o prevítech (Prevítem snadno a rychle, Prevítovy první krůčky a Další prevít? Jen to ne!) je plná nečekaných tipů, jak zvládnout svoji rozrůstající se rodinu – a jak se přizpůsobit novému životu. Chybět by vám rozhodně neměly ani Rady pro tatínky a Rady pro babičky a dědečky.