An Untidy Death
Contents (27)
Contents
Cover
Also by Simon Brett
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Also by Simon Brett
The decluttering mysteries
THE CLUTTER CORPSE *
The Fethering mysteries
BONES UNDER THE BEACH HUT
GUNS IN THE GALLERY *
THE CORPSE ON THE COURT *
THE STRANGLING ON THE STAGE *
THE TOMB IN TURKEY *
THE KILLING IN THE CAFÉ *
THE LIAR IN THE LIBRARY *
THE KILLER IN THE CHOIR *
GUILT AT THE GARAGE *
The Charles Paris theatrical series
A RECONSTRUCTED CORPSE
SICKEN AND SO DIE
DEAD ROOM FARCE
A DECENT INTERVAL *
THE CINDERELLA KILLER *
A DEADLY HABIT *
The Mrs Pargeter mysteries
MRS PARGETER’S PACKAGE
MRS PARGETER’S POUND OF FLESH
MRS PARGETER’S PLOT
MRS PARGETER’S POINT OF HONOUR
MRS PARGETER’S PRINCIPLE *
MRS PARGETER’S PUBLIC RELATIONS *
* available from Severn House
AN UNTIDY DEATH
Simon Brett
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