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The Corpse on the Court

By: Simon Brett
Narrated by: Simon Brett
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Jude's life has been turned upside-down thanks her new man, Piers Targett, who's keen to get her involved in his hobby – or obsession – of Real Tennis. But when one of Piers' friends dies on the court in suspicious circumstances, Jude finds herself caught up in the police investigation. Meanwhile, Jude's neighbour Carole is trying to identify the human remains known locally as the “Lady in the Lake”.

As the two investigations become intertwined, Carole and Jude's efforts to find the truth look set to lead to more murders.

©2012 Simon Brett (P)2013 Isis Publishing Ltd Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Sports

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I am absolutely loving the stories by Simon Brett. They are so amazingly well read by the author and the plots are also different. The copse on the court did not disappoint me at all. The story was amazingly interesting and I really liked how the two separate mysteries came together at the end. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to listen to when I come to the end of this series.

Another brilliant book

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A lot of people have disliked the fact that Carole and Jude spend a fair time apart in this story due to Jude's love interest Piers a vet different sort from Laurence a previous lover we met in Murder in the Museum. There is a focus on real tennis which again may not appeal to some. Personally I enjoyed Carol's solo investigation and although it seems completely unrelated it does in the end tie in in an unexpected way to the death of Reggie. We see Jude being quite vulnerable in this as she goes through emotional upheaval.

Game on!

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I knew nothing about real tennis before...but might even be able to answer some quiz questions on it now!!! excellent characters x

good fun

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The Carol and Jude series of books are all great, I have read and listened to them all. I prefer to listen as I really enjoy Simon Brett's performance. He really knows his characters well hence they stay within their personalities.

Can only hope that Carol and Jude run across many more dead bodies.

Love this series

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A bit slow to start but I enjoyed it more as it evolved. Overall a good story.

Classic Simon Brett

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