A Murder for Miss Hortense: A Mystery Binding:Hardcover From the acclaimed author-illustrator of

From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo

until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams

and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture

no matter the consequences

author of Room

A Murder for Miss Hortense: A Mystery Binding:Hardcover From the acclaimed author-illustrator ofA 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 shes being shortchanged on turmeric before shes taken her first bite of a beef patty.