The Mitford Murders: Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightingale Shore
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The Mitford Murders: Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightingale Shore
By (Author) Jessica Fellowes
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
14th September 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical crime and mysteries
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Thriller / suspense fiction
Psychological thriller
Long-listed for CWA Historical Dagger 2018 (UK)
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 154mm, Height 231mm, Spine 31mm
562g
Description
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.Reviews
It's well written and researched, touching on a lot of issues of the time. This is a solid start and I'm intrigued about where Fellowes may take the series. - Debbish.com blog
Author Bio
Jessica Fellowes is an author, journalist and public speaker. Her bestselling The Mitford Murders series has been nominated for awards in Britain, France, Germany and Italy, and sold into eighteen territories. Jessica is also the author of five official companion books to Downton Abbey, various of which hit the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller lists. She has written short stories for Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, and made numerous appearances on radio, podcasts and television. She lives in Oxfordshire with her family.
www.jessicafellowes.comTwitter: @jessicafellowesInstagram: @author_jessicafellowes