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Death has come to her doorstep...

Retired nurse, avid gardener, renowned cake maker and fearless sleuth Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet Birmingham suburb, since she emigrated from Jamaica in 1960. She takes great pride in her home, starching her lace curtains bright white, and she can tell if she''s being short-changed on turmeric before she''s taken her first bite of a beef patty. Thirty-five years of nursing have also left her afraid of nobody, be they a local drug dealer or a priest, and an expert in deciphering other people''s secrets with just a glance.

Miss Hortense uses her skills to investigate the investments of the Pardner network - a special community of Black investors, determined to help their people succeed. But when an unidentified man is found dead in one of the Pardner''s homes, a bible quote noted down beside his body, Miss Hortense''s long buried past comes rushing back to greet her, bringing memories of the worst moment of he

A Murder for Miss Hortense

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1 December 2025
      ISBN-13 9781399814379
      978-1399814379
      ISBN-10 1399814370

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Death has come to her doorstep...

      Retired nurse, avid gardener, renowned cake maker and fearless sleuth Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet Birmingham suburb, since she emigrated from Jamaica in 1960. She takes great pride in her home, starching her lace curtains bright white, and she can tell if she''s being short-changed on turmeric before she''s taken her first bite of a beef patty. Thirty-five years of nursing have also left her afraid of nobody, be they a local drug dealer or a priest, and an expert in deciphering other people''s secrets with just a glance.

      Miss Hortense uses her skills to investigate the investments of the Pardner network - a special community of Black investors, determined to help their people succeed. But when an unidentified man is found dead in one of the Pardner''s homes, a bible quote noted down beside his body, Miss Hortense''s long buried past comes rushing back to greet her, bringing memories of the worst moment of he

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