Waste of a Life

Written by Simon Brett

Narrated by Simon Brett

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. 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 business, her two grown-up children are back home, and she has a potential love interest. Can she uncover the killer and bring order back to her own life?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Dec 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781399148931

Simon Brett

Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full time. As well as the much-loved Fethering series, the Mrs Pargeter novels and the Charles Paris detective series, he has written a number of radio and television scripts. Married with three children, he lives in an Agatha Christie-style village on the South Downs. You can find out more about Simon at his website: www.simonbrett.com

Reviews for Waste of a Life

[Karin Mapperson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely brilliant! Hopefully there will be more in this series! The characters are coming together nicely in this fourth book, seeing more from Jules was great. I have really enjoyed the other books in this series.