Book Synopsis:
A story of Family, Rationing and Inconvenient Corpses.
Life in 1918 has brought loss and grief and hardship to the three Fyttleton sisters.
Helped only by their grandmother (a failed society belle and expert poacher) and hindered by a difficult suffragette mother, as well as an unruly chicken-stealing dog and a house full of paying guests, they now have to deal with the worrying news that their late – and unlamented – father may not be dead after all.
And on top of that, there’s a body in the ha-ha.
The Convalescent Corpse is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase a copy of both using the link below.
My Review:
I’ve heard lots of great things about Nicola Slade’s writing, so I jumped at the chance to review her latest book, The Convalescent Corpse. Despite the title and cover picture this was a surprising funny book which was hugely enjoyable!
The story takes place in 1918 towards the end of ww1 where, sadly, Convalescent homes for soldiers injured on the front were needed. The author has clearly done her research as the setting for this novel really comes to life with all the little details the author includes into the story. I felt that I was transported back to 1918 with all the fear, anguish and weariness I can imagine went with the war and having an injured loved one.
The three Fyttleton sisters were absolutely brilliant characters who I loved to read about. They were all very individual characters and were all very charming in their own way. Combined though they are a fantastic force to be reckoned with and I adored how fun and quirky they were.
The actual mystery was well paced with lots of lots of action that kept me interested. Some of the events in the novel seemed quite realistic and made me even more invested in the story. The slow discovery of the murderer was well done and I though overall this was a fabulously told story.
This is the first book by this author I have read and I will definitely be reading more from her in the future! If you like fun, quirky cosy mysteries then you’ll love this book.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random resources for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
My ninth novel, ‘The Convalescent Corpse’, published by Crooked Cat Books, 20th November 2018, is a cosy historical mystery set in WW1. First review, from best-selling novelist Lesley Cookman: ” A delightfully unusual story from Nicola Slade.There is a mystery, or rather, more than one, but what really sets it apart is the wonderful characterisation and historical detail. A triumph.”
All my novels are set in or near Winchester or Romsey in Hampshire. My first novel was a romantic comedy, ‘Scuba Dancing’, published by Transita Ltd in 2005. After that I branched out into a series of Victorian mysteries: ‘Murder Most Welcome’,published by Robert Hale Ltd, featuring Charlotte Richmond, a young widow in the 1850s. The second of the series is ‘Death is the Cure’, and Charlotte’s third adventure is ‘The Dead Queen’s Garden’. All 3 republished in 2018 by Williams & Whiting.
My contemporary cosy mystery series features Harriet Quigley, a former headmistress, and her sidekick and cousin, Rev Sam Hathaway. They appear in’Murder Fortissimo’ and ‘A Crowded Coffin’ both republished 2018 by Williams & Whiting. Harriet’s third outing is ‘The Art of Murder’ published September 2016 by Endeavour Press.
My eighth novel, the award-winning ‘The House at Ladywell’ a contemporary romantic novel with historical interludes, was published by Crooked Cat Books in November 2017, in ebook and paperback.
My novels have received praise for their humour and the eccentricity of some of the characters, as well as depth and sensitivity in the writing.
I live in Hampshire with my husband and with family nearby and visiting often. I’m also an artist and have had paintings exhibited in various places, including the Southampton Art Gallery and at Mottisfont Abbey.
Find out more at my blog:www.nicolaslade.wordpress.com and my website:www.nicolaslade.com and find me on Twitter @nicolasladeuk
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I adored this one too – well done!
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