Book info

• Title Mrs Pargeter's Package
• Author Simon Brett
• Year 1990
• Genre Mystery

Meet Mrs Melita Pargeter, a vivacious widow with a talent for solving mysteries. Melita jets off on holiday to the sleepy Greek island of Corfu. Her newly widowed friend Joyce Burton has arranged it all. In one handy package tour. Two weeks of sun, sea and sand should be just what they need. But Joyce is acting strangely. On edge. On their very first morning in Corfu, Joyce turns up dead in her bed. Her wrists slashed with a broken bottle of ouzo. Everyone says she took her own life. But Melita knows there are fishy dealings afoot — and it’s up to her to uncover the truth.

Thoughts

I enjoyed the previous two Mrs Pargeter books I read, so was looking forward to diving into this one and it didn’t disappoint. This time Mrs P is on holiday and there’s a huge mystery to unravel… and it was really fascinating to be along for the ride. In this book, Pargeter breaks the law for the first time which was a nice juxtaposition to the ongoing tidbits we get to hear about her deceased husband and what he got up to in his life. Anyway, humour is littered throughout, as you’d expect with Simon Brett, and it’s just a nice cosy read.

Rating: 4 / 5