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A Corpse Called Bob: A Funny and Gripping Murder Mystery (The Izzy Palmer Mysteries) Paperback – November 28, 2019

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"Sheer murder mystery bliss."

Izzy's boss has just been murdered and all her dreams are coming true!

Miss Marple meets Bridget Jones in a fast-paced and funny new detective series with a wicked resolution you'll never see coming.


Nobody at work liked Bob Thomas, but who hated him enough to finally do him in? When Izzy Palmer finds her brutish manager stabbed to death in his office, she knows she’s the only one who can solve the case. Izzy is a crime fiction devotee, a life-long fan of whodunits and she’s determined to find the killer.

Okay, the police have zero interest in her help, her best friend is acting super suspicious and she might sort of, possibly be falling for one of the suspects, but she won’t let any of that get in her way. Will a detailed knowledge of every golden-age mystery be enough to work out who killed Bob or could Izzy be the next victim?

A Corpse Called Bob provides all the intrigue of a classic Agatha Christie novel combined with a modern sense of humour and a cast of oddball suspects who will keep you in the dark right to the dramatic last chapter. Buy now to discover why readers have described it as "a smart, funny, modern murder mystery with everything you could want - great plot, incredible characters and a fantastic ending."

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  1. Book 1 of 9
    The Izzy Palmer Mysteries
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  3. Language
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  4. Publication date
    November 28, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    171266087X
  7. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (November 28, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 171266087X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1712660874
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
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I’m a Welsh-Irish-Englishman originally from South London but now living in Burgos, a beautiful city in the north of Spain, with my French-Spanish wife and our two young children.

Writing has always been my passion. It was my favourite half-an-hour a week at primary school, and I started on my first, truly abysmal book as a teenager. So it wasn’t a difficult decision to study literature at university which led to an MA in Creative Writing.

I grew up in a crime-fiction-mad family and had made a few clumsy attempts at writing one over the years before coming up with the idea for my contemporary whodunits "The Izzy Palmer Mysteries". My second series, the 1920s-set "Lord Edgington Investigates...", has been a great success, with each of the books becoming a bestseller. I have a new series called "The Marius Quin Mysteries" coming in November 2023.

If you'd like to tell me what you think about my detectives, my writing or the world at large, I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to get in touch at www.benedictbrown.net where you can also download my free mystery novellas and join my readers' club.

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A fantastic start of the Izzy Palmer series !I LOVE the main character Izzy. She’s smart, inventive, bold and gloriously funny.But she’s also feels uncertain of herself. This makes her a character I can relate to and I enjoyed every page of her investigation.Great novel !
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Einsam
5.0 out of 5 stars Office Bullying Can Have Fatal Consequences...
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022
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When Izzy Palmer arrives at the office one morning, she goes to her manager, Bob's office, to deliver an assignment only to find her boss dead. Almost immediately after entering the office, Wendy, one of the office busy-bodies, screams that she has killed Bob. Even though she had just arrived at the offices of Porter & Porter, Wendy does not care and insists that Izzy is the killer. The only problem is she has absolutely no proof - only her apparent hatred for Izzy. While Wendy is busy spreading unfounded accusations, Izzy calls the police to report the murder.

Bob was not popular around the office and just about everybody was a target of his insults and harassment. Having read every Agatha Christie mystery, Izzy is determined to solve Bob's murder.

Who hated Bob enough to murder him? Why was he killed? Can Izzy and Rahmed untangle the lies and expose the murderer?

Benedict Brown has created a wonderful mystery series with fantastic characters, who are witty and weird. There are plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings to keep the reader engaged clear to the end.
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shari lynn
4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
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Overall, the story is well written and engaging. It was strangely funny for being a murder mystery. I did get a bit frustrated with the main character because I couldn’t accept some of her personality traits—for me, they just didn’t fit. I won’t specify as I don’t want to give anything away. I think she’s far too smart and competent for the job she held and had too much personality to be portrayed as a loser because she’s tall. I liked the twists and turns but think it got stretched out just a tad bit too long. I’m looking forward to the next book and I hope the cast of characters remain as entertaining but also manage to grow some.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I did not like it
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
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Although I have enjoyed the author's books, I did not like this book. To me it seemed to contain a lot of unnecessary toilet material. I also did not enjoy the ending.
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longtimethinking
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard kind of book to write
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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I think this is a very hard kind of book to write. What's hard I think is to sustain the level of humor without stumbling into cliche and stereotype and 50-year-old jokes from the Catskills. Very nice to see Mr Brown pull it off. And I enjoyed it. Fresh humor and really not too much for even the most sensitive people to find something to be offended by. I try to say funny things sometimes, but way too high a percentage of the time I see an opportunity for what I call a lazy joke, you know some kind of spouse joke or an old people joke, that's what I mean by 50-year-old jokes from the Catskills. And too often I take that easy joke and it's never funny. Young people look at me like I am some kind of bug. And I think to them I must be so. I've done away with all that and I'm pleased that Mr Brown seems not to resort to it. I've got another thing I'm worried about now. I read a lot of new Amazon authors and I found that a good high percentage of them write a great first novel, and if not great then definitely readable. What seems difficult is to write the second and third ones and sustain the level of the first one. Now personally I think part of that is market driven because they're told to write sequels because there is a pre-existing audience. How many of the greatest writers you could name wrote series of seven or nine or 19 books with the same characters? Asimov and Herbert and McCaffrey, yes, but those are genre writers, even if great ones. I think the problem in addition to sustaining the level of creative wit, is what the sitcoms face and even the weekly drama TV shows like Star Trek for instance. There could be no major changes. Characters had to come back next week more or less like they were this week. These shows even had a Bible to specify what couldn't change. Yes that's loosened up with the story arcs. And yes TNG killed Tasha, but that's such a rarity that I would call it the exception that proves the rule. Writing a detective series just looks like that would be tough to me. I see there's eight more so I'll have a chance to find out. I'm truly hopeful.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, funny, funny
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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This book hooked me from the beginning. The characters are amazingly funny. You never know what is going to come out of their mouths or what thoughts will be revealed. You have to read on until you come to the end and then you want to pick up the next one. I will be doing that soon.
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paminocala
5.0 out of 5 stars pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
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Hmmm. I have mixed feelings. It kind of drags a bit, the denouement was excessively long , but it has a strong ending. Pretty good sums it up.
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Linda
4.0 out of 5 stars What happens when a "Freak" investigates!
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2023
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I think this was supposed to be a fun, lighthearted mystery, but I found a lot of tension in it anyways. I enjoyed the main character, her friends, love interest, and especially her family. The author played fair with most of the clues, leaving the reader with more questions than answers. When Izzie pulls all the clues together, I was left way behind! I will admit that I didn't like the solution, but mostly since Bob was one of those people who deserved to be killed. Okay, you may not like that, but there are people out there that not only have absolutely no redeemable value, but actively try to hurt or destroy every innocent person they encounter. They need to go!
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Matt Warnock
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and charming
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
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Izzy Palmer is a freak.At least, that's what her coworkers call her behind her b byack, and often to her face. Yes, she's gawky, not too confident, and like most of us, prey to odd emotions. But she's a good friend, and basically honest and kind. She also has a sharp wit, and a fun way of describing the offbeat world she lives in. And she loves Agatha Christie, but who doesn't?

This is the second book I've read by Benedict Brown, I started with one of his later books, that made me want to read them all. So far, I'm enjoying the journey!
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Dirk
5.0 out of 5 stars Homage to Dame Agatha
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2023
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What an outstanding whodunit! A proper homage to Dame Agatha with humorous references to her work woven into the story and a grand denouement in the library. Well, a modern equivalent to a library. Everybody could have been the murderer. In the best possible GAD tradition.
The characters are well drawn, quirky and lifelike. The humour is just right for me, I had to laugh out loud quite a few times; there is suspense and there are nice twists and unexpected developments. Can’t wait to read the next one in that series. How is it possible that I hadn’t heard of this author before?
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AMH
5.0 out of 5 stars Such fun...
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2020
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... for a murder! Some people really deserve to be done in, and definitely a nod to Agatha Christie with all the suspects, red herrings and the final denouement!
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delory camilla
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and funny
Reviewed in France on May 30, 2020
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I truly enjoyed reading this book and loved the characters. It's funny and clever.
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hoggylorente
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and a gripping read
Reviewed in Spain on December 17, 2019
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I really enjoyed this book, gripped me all the way through and a great twist at the end! Also made me laugh out loud! Definitely recommend
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Brigitte
4.0 out of 5 stars Different from other murder mysteries
Reviewed in Germany on January 3, 2023
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Having read the Izzy Palmer Christmas mystery first (book 5 of this series), I wanted to know how it all began as the main protagonists are hilarious and so different from other murder mysteries. I look forward to getting to know the characters better as the series progresses. On a side note - For me it was hard to believe that no one spoke up against Bob or killed him already in a team-building event.
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