"Melita Pargeter, the wealthy widow of an underworld boss, treats her friend, Kim Thurrock, to the Brotherton Hall spa. Although Melita accompanies Kim, she doesn’t partake of the spa activities. Instead, she networks with Brotherton employees who carried out the botched Streatham burglary that her deceased husband had masterminded. When anorexic spa client Jenny Hargreaves suddenly dies and her body disappears, Mrs. Pargeter investigates the crime and the apparent ties to Sue Fisher’s Mind Over Fatty Body diet empire and the Streatham burglary. I find it difficult to like Melita Pargeter, but I enjoy her mystery series." - E. Pasquali
3/4 stars.