The torso in the town

'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted . . . as Simon Brett' Sunday Times

'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories' JILLY COOPER

'King of the witty village mystery' Telegraph

Grant and Kim Roxby had hoped that their first dinner party at Pelling House would make an impression with their new neighbours. And the next day it's certainly the talk of the village in Fethering. For their guests - including the couple's old friend Jude - had been enjoying a pleasant meal when they were rudely interrupted by a gruesome discovery. A human torso hidden in the cellar.

Carole and Jude turn amateur sleuths once again. They begin to question the locals, but they can't help wondering why a town notoriously distrustful of outsiders is proving so terribly amenable to their enquiries . . .