Miss Hortense and the Last Rites
On sale
2nd July 2026
Price: £24.99
Nine nights to solve a murder…or she’ll be next.
When Bigglesweigh’s notorious gangster, Cuttah, uses up the last of his nine lives, and is found dead at his flat, there is only one person who can solve the mystery of who killed him: indomitable retired NHS nurse Miss Hortense.
Cuttah left a letter with a list of suspects. There’s just one problem: Miss Hortense’s name is on the list and she only has nine days before his cronies seek retribution…
PRAISE FOR A MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE:
‘Fresh, original and intriguing from start to finish!’ Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Examiner
‘What a joy – a brilliant new amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple!’ Good Housekeeping
‘More than a cosy crime mystery . . . it’s the story of a community’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
When Bigglesweigh’s notorious gangster, Cuttah, uses up the last of his nine lives, and is found dead at his flat, there is only one person who can solve the mystery of who killed him: indomitable retired NHS nurse Miss Hortense.
Cuttah left a letter with a list of suspects. There’s just one problem: Miss Hortense’s name is on the list and she only has nine days before his cronies seek retribution…
PRAISE FOR A MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE:
‘Fresh, original and intriguing from start to finish!’ Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Examiner
‘What a joy – a brilliant new amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple!’ Good Housekeeping
‘More than a cosy crime mystery . . . it’s the story of a community’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
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