A Murder for Miss Hortense Quotes

“Bola bit down hard on a piece of celery: she hadn't been this entertained since O.J. decided to drive away.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense

“The following morning Blossom sat at the back of the church with a pounding headache. It was from all the thinking, plus the singing and the tambourines.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense

“Bones': the name of the tiles they used to play dominoes. Dominoes was a game of great skill, of reading your opponents and having confidence in your hand no matter what was dealt. It was also a game of bluff and puff. You had to plan three or four moves ahead and you had to be committed--it could be a long game.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense

“Adding and subtracting had been Sonia's profession before she lost her job, but everything was not explicable with an equal sign. Life had always felt unbalanced to Sonia; something had always been missing.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense

“Oh, it was true that right at that moment, if looks and wishes could kill, Miss Hortense would have killed that ignorant, flat-bottomed, Small Island, false-smiling, butter-wouldn't melt, fake-pearls, goat-mouthed woman a thousand times over. And enjoyed every moment.”
― Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense