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A Disorganised Death

by Simon Brett

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A missing will amid a house full of questions

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A missing will amid a house full of questions

Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis is asked to sort through the home of Tamara Nicklin’s late father, with the missing will as the real object of the search. The discovery that Tamara’s husband has plans for the house—plans she does not know about—adds a complication. Ellen begins to question whether her client’s father’s fatal fall was an accident, and the search for the document becomes entangled with the circumstances of his death. The setup brings together a domestic mystery, a disputed inheritance and Ellen’s practical work among the contents of a house.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy contemporary mysteries with an amateur woman sleuth.
  • Readers interested in inheritance disputes and mysteries rooted in a house and its contents.
  • Fans of Simon Brett’s Ellen Curtis mysteries.

Themes

Missing wills and inheritanceSecrets within familiesSuspected murderDecluttering and domestic spaces

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Book overview

Ellen Curtis - professional declutterer, amateur sleuth and woman of a certain age - hunts for a missing will with a killer bequest in this gripping mystery from the original king of British cosy crime, Simon Brett.

Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn't do house clearances. So when Tamara Nicklin, owner of a local gastropub, asks Ellen to clear her late father's house, she's not interested . . . even when Tamara admits that the real reason she wants to hire Ellen is to find his missing will.

Then Ellen discovers Tamara's husband has plans for the house. Plans Tamara doesn't know about. And it's clear to Ellen that this is the right job for her, after all.

Ellen dives in, and what she finds in the dead man's house soon makes her wonder if Tamara's father really fell down the stairs, or if he was pushed. Can she sort through the secrets and lies to find not just the missing will - but the truth?

This thoroughly engaging contemporary mystery, packed with red-herrings, is perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett and M.C. Beaton.

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