The Resource Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Simon Brett
Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Simon Brett
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The item Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Simon Brett represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- "For Mrs. Pargeter, it is a matter of principle that she should complete any of her late husband's unfinished business. Amongst the many bequests he made to her, perhaps the most valuable is his little black book, in which he listed all the people who ever worked for him, with details of their particular skill sets. This means that whenever Mrs. P. has a crime to solve she can readily contact someone with the relevant expertise to help in her enquiries. Attending the funeral of the rich and respected Sir Normington Winthrop, because his is one of the names in the little black book, Mrs. Pargeter sets out to discover the connection between Sir Normington and her late husband. Her investigations will draw her into a shady world of gun-runners, shifty politicians -- and a kidnapped vicar"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 186 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780290744
- Label
- Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery
- Title
- Mrs. Pargeter's Principle
- Title remainder
- a Mrs. Pargeter mystery
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Brett
- Title variation
- Mrs Pargeters principle
- Subject
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- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueEngland
- trueIllegal arms transfers
- trueKidnapping
- Mystery fiction
- truePargeter, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Pargeter, Mrs. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- truePolitical corruption
- truePoliticians
- trueSenior women
- Widows -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- trueWidows
- Women detectives -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- trueWomen amateur detectives
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For Mrs. Pargeter, it is a matter of principle that she should complete any of her late husband's unfinished business. Amongst the many bequests he made to her, perhaps the most valuable is his little black book, in which he listed all the people who ever worked for him, with details of their particular skill sets. This means that whenever Mrs. P. has a crime to solve she can readily contact someone with the relevant expertise to help in her enquiries. Attending the funeral of the rich and respected Sir Normington Winthrop, because his is one of the names in the little black book, Mrs. Pargeter sets out to discover the connection between Sir Normington and her late husband. Her investigations will draw her into a shady world of gun-runners, shifty politicians -- and a kidnapped vicar"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
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- 10435654
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brett, Simon
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Mrs. Pargeter mystery
- Series volume
- 0007
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pargeter, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Women detectives
- Widows
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Simon Brett
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 186 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780290744
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)899229280
- Label
- Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Simon Brett
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 186 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780290744
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)899229280
Subject
- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueEngland
- trueIllegal arms transfers
- trueKidnapping
- Mystery fiction
- truePargeter, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Pargeter, Mrs. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- truePolitical corruption
- truePoliticians
- trueSenior women
- Widows -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- trueWidows
- Women detectives -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- trueWomen amateur detectives
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