Berkley, New York, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1/4 blue coloured back strip with silver coloured titles. 3/4 cream-coloured boards. Colour illustrated dustwrapper yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. The first Feathering mystery. Carole Seddon has moved to the seaside town of Fethering, retired from her job at the Home Office and divorced from her husband, for peace and quiet. Her new neighbour Jude, she of the one name and out there personality, are chalk and cheese. But, when Carole finds a body on the beach, walking her dog Gulliver, the two unlikely sleuths join together to solve the mystery. Softening of the back strip edges with a cock of the spine. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some minor creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [9], 2 - 312 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0425175006. ISBN/EAN: 9780425175002. Inventory No: 0127762. . 9780425175002

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Simon Brett , called by The Baltimore Sun "one of the wittiest mystery writers around", is the author of the Mrs. Pargeter Mystery series, and the creator of the Charles Paris mysteries. Death on the Downs is the second novel in the new Fethering Mystery series, following The Body on the Beach . A former president of Britain’s Crime Writers’ Association and Chair of the Society of Authors, he lives in the south of England with his family.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0127762
Title: The Body on the Beach; A Fethering Mystery
Author: Brett, Simon
Format/Binding: Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0425175006
ISBN 13: 9780425175002
Publisher: Berkley
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: BZDB2 Fethering Mysteries, Crime fiction, Fethering Mysteries Â– Number Eight, hair salons Crime Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 0425175006 EAN: 9780425175002 Brett, Simon The Body on the Beach; A Fethering Mystery

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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