Rating: 3/5
Review:
Not one of Brett's best
Simon Brett is always reliable and you know pretty much what you’re
going to get in the Fethering series; a well written, fairly
light-hearted mystery with some rather shrewd characterisation and
comments on village life. The Killer In The Choir is firmly in this
mould, although I didn’t think it was one of his best.
This time, Carole
and Jude look into the death of a local businessman, whose wife is a
stalwart of the church choir. There is the usual nice contrast
between Carole’s prim, direct manner and Jude’s more easygoing
understanding of people and the enjoyable characters of Fethering. I
did have some reservations, though. The story touches on some quite
dark themes of sexual abuse and PTSD, which didn’t sit quite
comfortably with the generally light tone of the book. I also
thought the red herrings were a little overdone and the denouement a
bit silly, to say the least.
This is a light,
easy read and fine for a couple of hours distraction, but perhaps not
quite as enjoyable as some of Simon Brett’s work.
(My thanks to Severn
House for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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