Nicola Whyte – Carol's Notebook

Author: Nicola Whyte

Nicola Whyte has loved books for as long as she can remember, particularly crime fiction. She writes novels and short stories for both adults and children.

Her work has been listed for the Comedy Women in Print Prize, the Cheshire Novel Prize, the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, the BPA First Novel Award, and the Times Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition.

She lives near Stonehenge in Wiltshire with her family, a ridiculous spaniel, and two demanding tabby cats.

I will admit I picked up 10 Marchfield Square based on the blurb alone. Granted, I've only seen a couple of episodes of Only Murders in the Building and haven't read The Paris Apartment, but I know I would enjoy both of those and a mix of the two sounded. fun. And it was a good pick. Marchfield Square is a close-knit, safe community—until one of its residents is found dead. The elderly and eccentric landlady, Celeste, doesn't trust the cops and recruits two of the other residents of the square to solve the murder, Audrey and Lewis. Audrey, Celeste's cleaner, is personable and knows everyone in the square and some of their secrets. Lewis is a crime writer who's writing career has stalled. He's socially awkward and lives a solitary life, but sees this as a way to kickstart his writing. The interactions between these two are funny and heartwarming. The characters really drive the book. Audrey and Lewis of course,...