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The Night in Question

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The Night in Question

Written by: Susan Fletcher
Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
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For fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, comes this unforgettable novel about an eighty-seven-year-old woman on a quest for big answers and big adventures.

Florrie Butterfield has lived a life full of unexpected travel and adventure. But at eighty-seven, she isn’t expecting many more surprises to come her way.

Then, one midsummer’s night, something terrible occurs—so shocking and strange that Florrie grows wary. Is it really an accident, or is she being lied to? Is she living alongside a would-be murderer?

The only clue is a magenta envelope, discarded earlier that day.

With her suspicions overlooked and her abilities underestimated, Florrie is determined to uncover the truth. But as she turns detective, she finds herself looking back on her own life . . . and a long-buried secret, traced in faded scars over her knuckles, becomes ever harder to ignore.

Will she discover what really happened that night? Or will much more come to light than even she had imagined?

Prize-winning author Susan Fletcher’s new novel is an absorbing whodunnit that also looks at—and celebrates—the passions, regrets, secrets and adventures of one woman’s extraordinary and inspiring life.

©2024 Susan Fletcher (P)2024 Doubleday Canada
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What the critics say

"This gloriously uplifting mystery will stay with readers long after they’ve turned the final page." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This charming blend of cozy mystery and relationship fiction will appeal to fans of Beth Morrey and Phaedra Patrick." —Booklist

"This book is a big cozy couch, a cup of tea and a slice of rich, dark chocolate cake. . . . Emotionally rich with brilliant, evocative prose." —The Miramichi Reader

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Florrie's Journey

This book was beautifully narrated by Jenny Funnell who sounds so like Judy Dench that, that is whom I saw as Florrie. Although this book is a murder mystery the bigger mystery for me was the unfolding of Florrie's own life. The love's and friendships, fears, joys and heartbreak. The vulnerability of the elderly in the home came forwards too and how each them has their own story that most people are not aware of. The book is gently paced allowing you to take in the details and has a few red herrings to keep you guessing whodunnit. Each step forward they take with the mystery evokes another memory in Florrie so the tale is woven in the present and her past. It's a quite evocative novel and has you thinking on many tangents with a satisfying ending. But most of all I will miss Florrie who is such a lovely woman.

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