num_pages: 207
description: Meet Mrs Melita Pargeter a vivacious widow whose mystery-solving talents come in handy when a murderer stalks a hotel for well-to-do retirees.She checks into the Devereux Hotel on Englands sunny south coast. Where secrets hide behind every door and the sea-views are to die for . . .Her arrival in a fancy car and a flurry of silk causes much excitement among the elderly residents.By next morning they have something new to talk about  the discovery of a crumpled body at the foot of the stairs.The victim is old Mrs Selsby timid occupant of the hotels most coveted sea-front room. Everyone says her death was a tragic accident but Melitas not so sure.Wealthy Mrs S. just happens to have left her fortune to her fellow Devereux residents. And then theres the matter of her jewellery. A priceless collection that seems to be disappearing piece by piece . . .Melita may be pushing seventy but she still has a trick or two left up her sleeve.Can she catch the killer before anyone else dies?Meet your next favourite sleuth in this wonderfully witty whodunit.Fans of Agatha Christie Nita Prose M.C. Beaton The Thursday Murder Club Faith Martin Julia Chapman T.E. Kinsey Jeanne M. Dams Janice Hallett and Jane Adams will be hooked from the very first page!
language: English
title: A Nice Class of Corpse
publisher: Joffe Books