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Mrs Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh
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Mrs Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh (Mrs Pargeter #4) by Simon Brett (Jan/Feb 25)
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Who is reading this and what do you think of it? The spoiler thread is linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I’ll be reading this one, but as I’m reading 3 of the Jan/Feb buddy reads I’m not sure when I’ll start. This sounds fun.
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Judy wrote: "I'm about a quarter of the way through and struggling with this one a bit as the humour isn't working so well for me as in previous books. I'm also starting to find Melita a little bit smug in this..."That’s it, thank you - she came across as smug! Also, the humor didn’t really work for me. I would try her again with the next book.
I just got caught up with the first four books in this series and have enjoyed getting to know Mrs. P. As a chronic people-pleaser myself, I appreciate her healthy self-image. She isn't rude, but she sees through others' pretenses and airs and doesn't care what they think of her. She lives her life as suits her. I loved her idea of an ideal spa experience--gourmet food, no exercise and an occasional massage.
What would she do without her late husband's cronies?
I will also be reading this one but am also contending with several other reads this month so it may be closer to the end of the month before I get to this one.
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It's a reasonable mystery, but I agree that this series is good, rather than great.
Judy wrote: "Thank you Sandy, that's intriguing and will help to keep me going! Maybe I just slightly resent Melita not bothering to follow the diet because I've had to be careful with diet recently due to heal..."Same here - on the common sense diet due to health reasons, and not sticking to cottage cheese and lettuce! I guess that’s one way of showing how dated the series is - but those starvation diet tactics really aren’t that old - we’ve learned a lot about sensible eating in the last 25 years.
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Susan wrote: "I think it's a bit repetitive in places - all the people saying how much they owe Mr P, etc. I like the characters, but the running jokes get a bit tired."Agreed. I’ll try the next in the series, if I can get it.
Judy wrote: "Yes, I think that's true, Susan. It would be good if the series cut back on the mentions of Mr P!"I agree too, and the stony stares when anyone discusses his criminal past are beyond belief.
Melita isn’t one for diets. She’s far too busy enjoying the finer things in life. Even so, when her friend suggests a few days away at a health spa, Melita is happy to tag along. Provided fine wines and steak dinners can stay on the menu. After all, no one ever died of a little rest and relaxation. Did they?
Melita spots the body of a fellow guest being wheeled out of the spa.
Everyone says it was the woman’s sparrow-like diet that killed her, but Melita’s not so sure. She saw the terrified expression on the victim’s face before they wheeled her away. What — or who — was she afraid of?
The truth may be murkier than a Dead Sea mud bath, but Melita’s determined to get to the bottom of it all. Can she catch the killer before it’s too late?
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