The Body on the Beach: A Fethering Mystery Audiobook

" I really enjoyed this book. I liked the differences between the two women. I will be looking for more in this series. "

" I hear this author is good, so I had high hopes for this book, the first in a series called the Fethering mysteries. It was OK, but it was really easy to put down. I didn't get swept up in it at all. "

" A new series, this is about a retired civil servant set on being practical & sensible, in the extreme, who discovers the body of the title, only to have it disappear. The police clearly think she's "hormonal," and only her new and faintly bohemian neighbor seems to believe her. What follows is Carole's coming out of her shell, throwing caution to the breeze (not the wind, not quite), and working with Jude (the neighbor) to solve the mystery. Pretty good plot, though I knew whose body it was pretty early on. "

" Ok, I liked this (the first in the series) much more than I liked the first one I read so I think I can continue to read these book. "

" I like Simon Brett's interesting characters, descriptions of life in Britian from the inside, and his sense of humor and mystery. His characters are very alive - I feel like I can see and hear them easily. Good sense of humor too. "

" Fun story. If you like british mysteries, you'll like this one. "

" Good series. I'm hooked. "

" So cozy I almost dozed off a few times! It was enjoyable but I don't know if I'll continue with the series. It was lacking some kind of luster. "

" I really like British mystery authors and Simon Brett is one of my favorites. "

" Along the lines of Louise Penny's Three Pines, except the lead detectives are women. Lots of fun! "

" A witty and entertaining mystery that is the first in the series about two intrepid detectives. They are both middle-aged women with seemingly nothing in common, yet they make a great team. "

" Quaint English mystery. Nothing special but entertaining. "

" I liked this book, and the characters were quite engaging. I checked out The Shooting in the Shop as soon as I finished this one. Happy to find Simon Brett. "

" On a mystery roll lately! What a delightful read. Mystery and charming characters with just enough improbabiltiy and humor to keep me totally engaged. Loved the writing style. I will read more of Simon Brett. "

" A modest mystery with an unconvincing protagonist and her irritating co-investigator. "

" Better than the typical British Cozy, I enjoyed "The Body on the Beach" in the same way I enjoy shows like "Murder, She Wrote" for their sense if place and off-beat, quirky characters. The mysteries are run-of-the-mill, but the odd folks who populate the small, coastal English town are a lot of fun. "

" I enjoyed listening to this story. I think I'll enjoy the Fethering mysteries. I'm surprised I haven't already read them. "

" Good intro to the setting and the characters in this the first of the Fethering series. Brett really skewers the pretensions of the middle and upper middle classes. Ouch! "

" I like Simon Brett and was pleased to find this series. "

" I like all these books in the series "

" Not too bad... a bit too slow and anticlimatic for me. "

" A step above the majority of cozies as far as writing and character development go. The mystery wasn't all that hard to suss out, but made a nice little "listen". "

" Simon Brett is great at combining social satire with mystery. "

" A fine pot boiler mystery. "

" Along the lines of Louise Penny's Three Pines, except the lead detectives are women. Lots of fun! "

" it was an ok read, but not very exciting "

" better than Paris, not as good as Pargeter "

" The first of Brett’s Fethering mysteries, this is a fun cozy mystery set in a smallish coastal town in the South of England. The two main characters become amateur sleuths as they investigate a body that one of them found on the beach. "

" Fun, britishy, mystery! Light, vacation-type reading. "

" This is what I consider a cozy mystery series - a good cozy mystery series. "

" These are pretty light mysteries...okay but not GREAT! "

" I like this author's writing style, and I liked the setting of small town England. But the mystery itself was a bit disappointing. "

" Ok, I liked this (the first in the series) much more than I liked the first one I read so I think I can continue to read these book. "

" A relaxing cosy mystery with a sense of humor. "