The Mitford Murders: Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightgale Shore - Softcover

Fellowes, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751567167 ISBN 13: 9780751567168

Verlag: Sphere, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Lose yourself in the gripping first novel in a new series of Golden Age murder mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters.It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle.Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.But then a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find themselves entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to hide their secret . ., . Based on a real unsolved crime and written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one-bestselling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Jessie Burton and Agatha Christie.

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Críticas

A lively, well-written, entertaining whodunit (The Times (Crime Fiction Book of the Month))

Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling etc. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable. (Best Crime Books of 2017) (Anthony Horowitz)

An extraordinary meld of fact and fiction (Graham Norton)

True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a golden age mystery. (Daisy Goodwin)

All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book. (The Pool)

Keeps the reader guessing to the very end. An accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read. (Evening Standard)

This story is drenched in detail and feels both authentic and fun. Curl up in your favourite reading spot and enjoy. (Heat)

The plan is that each book will focus on a different Mitford sister. On the strength of this initial entry, success is assured. (Financial Times)

Elegant, whipsmart and brilliantly twisty-turny, this Downton-style mystery had me hooked from the first page (Viv Groskop)

Full of period pleasure. (Woman & Home)

Reseña del editor

'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable'
Anthony Horowitz

Lose yourself in the sumptuous first novel in a new series of Golden Age mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters.

It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle.

Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.

But when a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find that in postwar England, everyone has something to hide . . .

Written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one-bestselling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Anthony Howoritz and Agatha Christie - and is based on a real unsolved crime.

'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery'
Daisy Goodwin

'Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times.? Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured The Mitford Murders... so will you. Give it to absolutely everyone for Christmas, then pre-order the next one'
Susan Hill

'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book'
The Pool

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sphere
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0751567167
• ISBN 13: 9780751567168
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432