Mrs Pargeter's Patio

Mrs Pargeter Crime Mystery, Book 9

De: Simon Brett

Narrado por: Simon Brett

When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to have her morning coffee on the patio of her mansion in Chigwell, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, depositing her on the ground—and revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead!

Not wanting to bother the police just yet, Mrs Pargeter decides to save them some trouble and starts investigating the curious find herself. And who better to assist than her late husband's business associates, private investigator Truffler Mason and chauffeur Gary? The trio are soon certain that a murder has been committed and the body disposed of under some convenient building works. But who is the mysterious victim? And more importantly, who put the body under Mrs Pargeter's patio?

Mrs Pargeter and her friends must find out the truth and soon, before the finger of suspicion points in an unthinkable direction: towards the late, great Mr Pargeter, whose business dealings Mrs P remains—naturally!—in blissful ignorance of...

©2023 Simon Brett (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Simply Delightful

This series was an accident turned love affair! Each book was just well written and read, the storyline never felt forced or overdone. Would re read each pne!

Extremely amusing tale

I admit I like old-fashioned, droll stories. Simon Brett, as author and narrator, delivers in the Mrs. Pargeter series. This entry diverted me mightily during a few days of soul crushing international events. The value of escapist entertainment during very tough times should never be dismissed. Thanks, Mr Brett and Audible.

love this series

great plot every time, also enjoy that Simon Brett does his own narration on his books

Mrs Pargeter’s Patio

Just fun to listen to Simon Brett who is the author and reader, the many accents are spot on.

An Amusing Listen

I have enjoyed this series because it’s just easy and amusing listening. There’s nothing particularly earth shattering about it but it doesn’t leave you tainted by vulgarity either. Simon Brett has a reading style in which he breathes in heavily through his nose (I think) in between phrases. It became distracting to me in all of his novels but it’s even more apparent in this one, although I do like his characterizations and reading. The book is okay; easy to listen to and that in itself is a good thing.