A Mrs. Pargeter Mystery — by Simon Brett

• Feb-1987
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The Devereux is a nice residential hotel which caters for a nice class of guest. But the arrival of Mrs Pargeter, an attractive widow, seems to act as a catalyst of disaster for everyone connected with the hotel. On the morning after her arrival, t...

• Mar-1989
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"Living in a house where a murder had taken place did give a certain social cachet..." Intrepid detective Mrs Pargeter, sixty something (and a little bit more), has risked almost everything with a daring move to the well-to-do housing estate of Sm...

• May-1991
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With the help of some unsavory associates, Mrs. Pargeter investigates the bizarre death of the recently widowed Joyce Dover, tracing Joyce's supposedly dead husband from South America, to England, to Corfu. Reprint....

• Apr-1993
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Although she's never felt the need to change her own ample form, Mrs Pargeter could see nothing wrong with joining her weight conscious friend at Brotherton Hall Spa. While Kim strained to lose her excess inches, Mrs P would enjoy a luxurious rest...

• Oct-1996
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THE PLOT THICKENS Construction on Mrs. Pargeter's new country home comes to an unfortunate halt when a corpse is discovered in the wine cellar. The accused is Concrete Jacket, a mate of Mrs. P's late, lamented husband, who made a living in disc...

• Oct-1999
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The gang that couldn't shoot straight While the activities of her dearly departed husband often took place beyond the confines of the law, the genteel Mrs. Pargeter wears the diamonds and other spoils of the late Mr. P's nefarious career with impe...

• Aug-2015
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For Mrs Pargeter, it is a matter of principle that she should complete any of her late husband's unfinished business. Amongst the many bequests he made to her, perhaps the most valuable is his little black book, in which he listed all the people who ...

• Apr-2017
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Mrs Pargeter discovers the skills by which Public Relations can make evil look good in the latest wickedly entertaining mystery. It is her characteristic generosity -- rather than her love of animals -- that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her frie...

• Oct-2023
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A bizarre discovery right under Mrs Pargeter's patio turns a quiet and sunny June morning into a thrilling hunt for answers in this new instalment of the light-hearted and entertaining Mrs Pargeter mystery series.When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to ha...

• Oct-2025
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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 ReviewA gambler on the run. A widow with deep pockets. A pair of criminal brothers with a secret agenda....