02828cim a2200361 i 4500 2778867689 TxAuBib 20250609120000.0 260609s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9798217076512 ayufr5z9 CloudLibrary MnSpTMCL eng MnSpTMCL TxAuBib rda Pennant, Mel. A Murder for Miss Hortense [CloudLibrary] : A Mystery / Pennant, Mel. Unabridged. [S.l. : Penguin Random House, 2025. 1 online resource(1 sound file (11hr.,45min.,28sec.).) spw rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Audio book. Michaels, Debra. “A beautiful novel, suffused with fondness and wit. . . . A real triumph!” —Alexander McCall Smith Retired nurse, avid gardener, and renowned cake maker Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet suburb of Birmingham, England, 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 shortchanged on turmeric before she’s taken her first bite of a beef patty. A career in nursing has also left her afraid of nobody, whether an interfering priest or a local drug dealer, and she’s an expert in deciphering other people’s secrets with just a glance. Miss Hortense once used her skills to benefit the Pardner network—a local group of Black investors that she helped found. Until, that is, she was unceremoniously ousted from its ranks, severing her ties to the majority of her friends and community. That was thirty years ago. Now, as a new millennium dawns, an unidentified man has been found dead in the home of one of the Pardner members, a Bible quote written on a note beside his body. Suddenly, Miss Hortense finds her long-buried past rushing back, bringing memories of the worst moment of her life—and secrets behind an unsolved crime that has haunted her for decades. It is finally time for Miss Hortense to solve a mystery that will see her and the com-munity she loves pushed to their limits. The first novel from a bold, brilliant new voice, A Murder for Miss Hortense introduces a fear-less sleuth whom readers will never forget. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Penguin Random House 2025 Available via World Wide Web. Format: MP3. Requires: CloudLibrary (file size: 323.0 MB.) FICTION|Mystery & Detective|Women Sleuths. FICTION|African American|Mystery & Detective. FICTION|Mystery & Detective|Cozy. Electronic books. CloudLibrary. https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/ereadtexas-document_id-ayufr5z9 CloudLibrary TXGID