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In Bigglesweigh, old people are starting to die.

This may perturb some, but for Miss Hortense, a retired nurse, avid gardener, beloved baker, and local wise woman, this is simply an unfortunate but inevitable stage of life. Though she's been moonlighting as a detective for some time, at the moment, her sleuthing is currently sponsored by the Pardner network, a group of Afro-Caribbean investors dedicated to using their resources to enrich the Jamaican immigrant community of Bigglesweigh, Birmingham. But when Blossom, her kooky and idiosyncratic detective partner, alerts her to the death of investor Constance Margerie Brown--known by the neighborhood as the "Pardner Lady"--Miss Hortense has no choice but to wonder if the Pardner network and the string of Bigglewseigh deaths are connected, and she can no longer ignore the secrets of her long-buried past.

What follows is a heartwarming story of friendship between women and a gripping mystery that introduces readers to underground British criminal networks, Jamaican folklore, and a veritable cornucopia of luminous, oddball characters. Miss Hortense will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, even if it means entertaining Blossom's most bizarre theories and ludicrous observations, or putting herself in harm's way to find the next missing piece of the puzzle. A cozy mystery that's anything but predictable, A Murder for Miss Hortense is sure to delight, surprise, and prove that world-class sleuths can come from just about anywhere.