A widow, Mrs Melita Pargeter has obviously decided that she wanted to settle down at the Devereux Hotel that caters to upscale older patrons.

What she didn't expect was to awaken the next morning to a murder. Naturally curious and armed with a lot of knowledge left to her by the mysterious Mr Pargeter, Melita sets off to discover who the murderer is.

I've read other books by Simon Brett and enjoyed this; A Nice Class of Corpse was no exception. Wonderfully written, with a wee bit of snark, it's a great cozy mystery that had me guessing up until the great reveal. I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series assuming I can get them at a good price.