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Waste of a life / Simon Brett.

Brett, Simon, (author.).

Summary:
Ellen Curtis is about to have her own life thrown into chaos in this third light-hearted decluttering mystery! Declutterer Ellen Curtis has been working to bring order into the life of Cedric Waites, a recluse in his eighties who hasn't left his house or let anyone inside it since his wife died. On one of her regular visits, Ellen finds the old man dead. Sad but, given his age, perhaps not unexpected. Nothing to get worked up about... until the police raise the suspicion that Cedric might have been poisoned! The cause seems be something he ate, and as Ellen cleared away the old man's food containers, she is under suspicion. As is Dodge, who works for Ellen and has unhelpfully done a runner... Meanwhile, a rival declutterer is out to sabotage Ellen's reputable business, her two grown-up children are back home and in crisis, and she has a potential love interest. Ellen's life has taken on a chaotic turn of its own! Can she uncover the killer and bring order back to her own life?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780727850690
  • ISBN: 0727850695
  • ISBN: 9781448307937
  • ISBN: 1448307937
  • Physical Description: 186 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First world edition.
  • Publisher: Edinburgh : Severn House, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: An untidy death.
Subject: Businesspeople > Fiction.
Hoarders > Fiction.
Parent and child > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Hastings (England) > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Widowers > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 16 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Bre (Text) 00156560 ADULT Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F BRE (Text) 35010001099405 Adult Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library MYSTERY Bre (Text) 85131001863944 CACM Mystery Available -
DuBois Public Library MYS BRETT (Text)
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Green Free Library (Wellsboro) MYS BRE (Text) 92526078 GFWM Main Room Available -
Littlestown Library MYS FIC BRETT SIMON (Text) 35740635895923 Mystery Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults BRE Mystery True Crime (Text) 33454005915111 Reading Room Available -
Milton Public Library A BRE (Text) 33226001105099 MLTM Adult Fiction Available -
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library MYS BRETT (Text) 50686016244639 Main Floor Available -
New Castle Public Library Fic Brett (Text) 31902005479373 NWCM Fiction Available -

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