The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox

Josephine Fox Mysteries, Book 1

By: Claire Gradidge

Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis

April 1941, Romsey, England.

Josephine 'Jo' Fox hasn't set foot in Romsey in over twenty years. As an illegitimate child, her family—headed by her controlling grandfather—found her an embarrassment. Now, she wants to return to what was once her home and uncover the secret of her parentage. Who was her father and why would her mother never talk about him?

Jo arrives the day after the Luftwaffe have bombed the town. The local pub has been completely destroyed and rescue teams are searching for the remains of the seven people known to have been in the pub at the time the bomb hit. They are shocked, however, to uncover eight bodies instead. The eighth, unidentified, body is that of a teenage girl, who no one in the town claims to know. Who is she, how did she get there, but most importantly—who killed her?

Teaming up with local coroner and old friend, Bram Nash, Jo sets out to establish the identity of the girl and solve the riddle of her death. In doing so, she also uncovers her own personal mystery.

Everyone has secrets—some are just more deadly than others . . .

©2019 Claire Gradidge (P)2023 Tantor

Excellent book

The story is very compelling. Characters are well-developed and complex. I loook forward to the remainder of this series. Narrator is excellent.