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A review by bookofcinz
A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
adventurous
challenging
emotional
3.0
The murder mystery about a Pardner that you didn’t think you needed to read
Miss Hortense is a retired Jamaica nurse who emigrated from Jamaica from the 1960s and never looked back. She has a beautiful garden and lives on a quiet street in Birmingham in a house she bought after working for years and saving all she has in a pardner. After living in England she became a part of a Jamaican community and was the banker of their Pardner until they kicked her out. While she still hold a grudge, she decided to put it all aside when her long time enemy dies under mysterious circumstances. She decides to start investigating the case- nothing could prepare her for the outcome!
The editor letter says that the publishing house does not usually do mystery but they had to take this one on because of how unique it was and I have to agree. Miss Hortense is a formidable character, she is one you don’t want to mess with, and someone you can’t help but cheer for. I loved how the author took us into this community, and how she showcase how people long for home, and what they will do when their security is threatened.
Something that stood out for me was how Miss Hortense, even after forty years, still continues to make Jamaican food lol.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Miss Hortense is a retired Jamaica nurse who emigrated from Jamaica from the 1960s and never looked back. She has a beautiful garden and lives on a quiet street in Birmingham in a house she bought after working for years and saving all she has in a pardner. After living in England she became a part of a Jamaican community and was the banker of their Pardner until they kicked her out. While she still hold a grudge, she decided to put it all aside when her long time enemy dies under mysterious circumstances. She decides to start investigating the case- nothing could prepare her for the outcome!
The editor letter says that the publishing house does not usually do mystery but they had to take this one on because of how unique it was and I have to agree. Miss Hortense is a formidable character, she is one you don’t want to mess with, and someone you can’t help but cheer for. I loved how the author took us into this community, and how she showcase how people long for home, and what they will do when their security is threatened.
Something that stood out for me was how Miss Hortense, even after forty years, still continues to make Jamaican food lol.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one.