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Fethering #1-6
The Fethering Mysteries Books 1–6
Six fiendishly twisty whodunnits, set in a sleepy English seaside town. Two chalk-and-cheese neighbours who team up to make one UNBEATABLE sleuthing duo!
Meet your new favourite sleuths — the hilariously mismatched Carole and Jude.
Carole
No one does British restraint like Carole Seddon: retired civil servant and the most sensible woman you’ll meet — even in the sleepy seaside town of Fethering. After her messy divorce, she keeps her personal life as tightly buttoned as her raincoat. Carole thrives on the predictable: ensconced in her pretty thatched cottage with a well-mannered Labrador named Gulliver. Unlike Carole’s troublesome ex-husband, he never answers back. But when a dead body rudely interrupts her morning stroll across the beach, Carole is thoroughly discombobulated. With nowhere else to turn, she does the unthinkable — and pops next door, where Jude is waiting with a soothing glass of wine and a shoulder to cry on . . .
Jude
Just the other side of Carole’s garden fence — and a world apart — lives Jude, a woman of mystery and many scarves. A free-spirited, incense-burning healer, she breezes into Fethering like a whirlwind, with a knowing smile and a refusal to reveal her past. Jude’s not one to kiss and tell. Unlike Carole, she is perfectly at ease with chaos — actually, she thrives on it. So when Carole stumbles on a baffling mystery, Jude dives in without a second thought.
But someone in the neighbourhood doesn’t appreciate their snooping — and Carole and Jude will need all their combined smarts to outwit the killer.
Included in this box set:
Book 1: The Body on the Beach
Book 2: Death on the Downs
Book 3: The Torso in the Town
Book 4: Murder in the Museum
Book 5: The Hanging in the House
Book 6: The Witness at the Wedding
Meet your new favourite sleuths — the hilariously mismatched Carole and Jude.
Carole
No one does British restraint like Carole Seddon: retired civil servant and the most sensible woman you’ll meet — even in the sleepy seaside town of Fethering. After her messy divorce, she keeps her personal life as tightly buttoned as her raincoat. Carole thrives on the predictable: ensconced in her pretty thatched cottage with a well-mannered Labrador named Gulliver. Unlike Carole’s troublesome ex-husband, he never answers back. But when a dead body rudely interrupts her morning stroll across the beach, Carole is thoroughly discombobulated. With nowhere else to turn, she does the unthinkable — and pops next door, where Jude is waiting with a soothing glass of wine and a shoulder to cry on . . .
Jude
Just the other side of Carole’s garden fence — and a world apart — lives Jude, a woman of mystery and many scarves. A free-spirited, incense-burning healer, she breezes into Fethering like a whirlwind, with a knowing smile and a refusal to reveal her past. Jude’s not one to kiss and tell. Unlike Carole, she is perfectly at ease with chaos — actually, she thrives on it. So when Carole stumbles on a baffling mystery, Jude dives in without a second thought.
But someone in the neighbourhood doesn’t appreciate their snooping — and Carole and Jude will need all their combined smarts to outwit the killer.
Included in this box set:
Book 1: The Body on the Beach
Book 2: Death on the Downs
Book 3: The Torso in the Town
Book 4: Murder in the Museum
Book 5: The Hanging in the House
Book 6: The Witness at the Wedding
1799 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 26, 2025
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About the author
Simon Brett
330 books536 followersSimon Brett is a prolific British writer of whodunnits.
He is the son of a Chartered Surveyor and was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he got a first class honours degree in English.
He then joined the BBC as a trainee and worked for BBC Radio and London Weekend Television, where his work included 'Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and 'Frank Muir Goes Into ...'.
After his spells with the media he began devoting most of his time to writing from the late 1970s and is well known for his various series of crime novels.
He is married with three children and lives in Burpham, near Arundel, West Sussex, England. He is the current president of the Detection Club.
He is the son of a Chartered Surveyor and was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he got a first class honours degree in English.
He then joined the BBC as a trainee and worked for BBC Radio and London Weekend Television, where his work included 'Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and 'Frank Muir Goes Into ...'.
After his spells with the media he began devoting most of his time to writing from the late 1970s and is well known for his various series of crime novels.
He is married with three children and lives in Burpham, near Arundel, West Sussex, England. He is the current president of the Detection Club.
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October 4, 2025
Reread
Not as good as I remember. I think some of that may be that you know how their relationship is after reading the whole series , so obviously some things haven't happened yet. Some of the tenuous links seem very thin and stretched of why they would be involved (the hotel book which started getting very repetitive). But the last book the witness at the wedding reminded me of how much I have enjoyed this series
Not as good as I remember. I think some of that may be that you know how their relationship is after reading the whole series , so obviously some things haven't happened yet. Some of the tenuous links seem very thin and stretched of why they would be involved (the hotel book which started getting very repetitive). But the last book the witness at the wedding reminded me of how much I have enjoyed this series
September 19, 2025
Great story lines and characters
Two unlikely amateur sleuths thrown together to solve each crime,entertaining and storylines well thought out, really enjoyed this series and hope more to come
Two unlikely amateur sleuths thrown together to solve each crime,entertaining and storylines well thought out, really enjoyed this series and hope more to come
September 14, 2025
easy reading, really enjoyed
I am sorry to have finished this gentle but interesting series. Rounded characters that become familiar, nothing too bloody or gruesome!
I am sorry to have finished this gentle but interesting series. Rounded characters that become familiar, nothing too bloody or gruesome!
October 5, 2025
Really enjoyed the character development of the women. was sorry for these 6 stories to end.
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