From Windrush to Whodunit: A Murder for Miss Hortense with Mel Pennant

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Mel Pennant. On this episode we’re going to talk about her book, A Murder for Miss Hortense. A retired nurse, fearless sleuth, and proud Jamaican émigré Miss Hortense is drawn back into the secrets of her British community when a man is found dead in a friend’s home, forcing her to confront a decades-old betrayal and an unsolved crime that still haunts her.

Paired with this episode:

Mel: Wray and Nephew Jamaican Rum
Eliza: Miraval Rose

Mel's Book:

A Murder for Miss Hortense

What Mel's is Reading:

The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams

Mr. Sidhu's Post Office by Amman Brar

Every Smile You Fake by Dorothy Koomson

The Night Lagoon by Jo Morey

A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay

The Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

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