Mrs Pargeter\'s Public Relations - Mrs Pargeter 8 - Simon Brett - English

Accompanying her dear friend Jasmine to a charity reception, Melita is looking forward to an evening of champagne and canapes. It turns out to be a more eventful occasion than she expected.
First of all, a woman introduces herself as the late Mr P’s sister. But Melita knows full well that her dearly departed husband never had a sister.
And no sooner has the night begun, the lights go off, plunging the hall into darkness.
When the lights come back on minutes later, the prize auction item — a gaudy gold necklace — has disappeared.
Two days later, the body of one of Melita’s fellow guests is found in a shallow grave in Epping Forest.
With the event organisers more concerned with the charity’s public relations than the murder, Melita decides to investigate.