by John Mortimer · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140128710
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«Summer's Lease» is the mystery novel by John Mortimer, published by Penguin Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
The Pargeters rent a villa in Tuscany and the stay goes wrong when the landlord disappears. Molly Pargeter investigates while the neighbours dodge her questions, the pool turns up drained, and doubts arise about a possible death. Social comedy and suspense with a British family on holiday.
The cover indicates it was a bestseller and that it was adapted into a BBC series starring John Gielgud and Susan Fleetwood.
Aimed at readers of literary fiction, mystery and British humour, with an Italian setting.
Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.
