Sound Mind Dead Body

Name: Sound Mind Dead Body
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9781760995232
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A cosy murder mystery

By Dave Warner

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A manor house cosy crime with all the hallmarks of an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery. Devon, 1929. Members of the Pedhurst and de Reve families gather to hear unpopular matriarch Julia Pedhurst (nee de Reve) read from her late husband's will. One of the house guests is fighter pilot Fred Willets, now an inspector in the Kalgoorlie Gold Squad, who has come to the UK as a beneficiary of the will. When Julia dies before the reading, and another death follows soon after, everybody in the manor house is a possible suspect. It is up to Willets, assisted by the bright young pharmacist Prudence Meadows, to crack this whodunnit.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760995232

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 224

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Dave Warner is an author, musician and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven adult novels. Dave first came to national prominence in 1978 with his gold album, Mug's Game, and his band Dave Warner's from the Suburbs. He has been named a Western Australian State Living Treasure and has been inducted into the WAMi Rock'n'Roll of Renown.

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