- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan UK (Mar 14 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0230014577
- ISBN-13: 978-0230014572
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.4 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #556,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In Brett's charming ninth Fethering mystery (after 2007's Death Under the Dryer), retiree Carole Seddon must solve a murder at the local betting shop. Jude, Carole's West Sussex neighbor and friend, discovers the body of recent Polish émigré Tadeusz Jankowski at the bookie's office. No one knows why Tadeusz was in Fethering, though his sister, Zofia, guesses he may have been in love. Carole and Jude scope out the local college, where Tadeusz was reportedly seen, and encounter a drama professor lothario who falls for Jude. Help comes from unexpected places, as Carole discovers a new friend in one of the town's habitual gamblers as she and Jude scramble to unmask the killer. Brett continues to flesh out his characters with a subplot about Carole's desire to see her new granddaughter while avoiding her ex-husband. With Brett's usual flair for smalltown snobbery and a dash of college politics, this latest cozy whodunit is sure to please longtime fans of the series. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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All bets are on when there’s a body found at the bookies…
When Jude wanders into Fethering’s local bookies she has no idea that she will shortly be investigating the murder of Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski.
With her partner in crime, friend and next-door-neighbour Carole, she’s determined to discover who killed him – and why? There are several favourites in the running:
• A mysterious woman in the bookies?
• The charming lecturer at the university?
• Or the mysterious attacker who Jude only narrowly escapes from?
Talking to suspects and gathering information, the amateur investigators try to piece together the broken trail of the young immigrant’s life. But in this race there’s only one winner – and it could be that they are pipped at the post by a cold and calculated killer…
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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fun Fethering amateur sleuth thriller, Aug 30 2008
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood at the Bookies (Hardcover)
In Fethering, England, Jude takes the bets of flu ailing nonagenarian Harold Peskett to the local betting shop. While there she notices a young man stumbling before he leaves the parlor. Soon afterward, she finds him lying dead in an alley. She later learns the victim was Polish immigrant Tadeusz Jankowski who was in town studying music at nearby Clincham University.
Jude tells her stuffy but sick neighbor Carole Seddon, who is recovering from the flu. Unable to resist they begin to investigate as "amateur sleuth old biddies". When his sister Zofia arrives from Poland, she encourages Jude to keep looking into who killed her brother and why; she does think Tadeusz was in love, but she does not know with whom. With no clues, the pair keeps on digging while the killer watches their every move.
The Fethering amateur sleuths are consistently some of the most entertaining (see latest Fethering caper (see DEATH UNDER THE DRYER, THE BODY ON THE BEACH and THE STABBING IN THE STABLES). The latest one holds up that tradition as an enjoyable whodunit that showcases the social world of the betting club and somewhat the non acceptance of foreign students in England. Carole is at her best as she struggles with just entering the bet shop and with seeking her new granddaughter if that means seeing her ex. Jude escorts Carole to places she would never dared go before. Cozy fans will appreciate the newest tour of Fethering.
Harriet Klausner
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay but not as good as first few in the series, Nov 20 2008
By Gobi55 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood at the Bookies (Hardcover)
I really, really enjoyed most of the books in the Fethering series. Brett has a very easy to read style and I do like the main characters however, the first half of this book was really dull. The second half picks up and is up to par (with the other titles). I don't believe in giving anything away in reviews. I'll only say go ahead and read it but be patient it will improve half way through.
5.0 out of 5 stars
When Jude enters the Fethering betting shop., Feb 17 2009
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood at the Bookies (Hardcover)
Simon Brett continues to provide ideal entertainment for those who like reading mystery fiction. His prose is supple, the dialogue lively, the characterisation convincing, and the settings varied and well-sketched. "Blood at the Bookies" is the latest escapade involving Fethering neighbours Carol and Jude.
It is Jude that finds herself in an unlikely situation. She is in a betting shop. She is there to place a bet for an elderly house-bound neighbour. It is a new experience for Jude and she is sharply observant. She notices a young man enter the shop. Dressed in an overcoat and looking ill, he staggers out apparently unnoticed. Jude, however, sees that he leaves a trail of blood. She follows the trail, finds the young man collapsed in a nearby alley and hears his dying words. Thus Jude and her neighbour Carol have yet another opportunity to investigate a crime.
The investigation moves steadily forward, each move providing (perhaps too neatly) a pointer to the next move. Whether or not you guess how it will all end before it does, you will enjoy the good hunt that Simon Brett provides.
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