The Last Supper: The irresistible debut novel where cosy crime and cookery collide! (Prudence Bulstrode)

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The Last Supper is undeniably Rosemary. Her slightly admonishing tone was apparent throughout and the character of Prudence was a delightful nod to Prue Leith with her brightly coloured glasses and plastic jewellery.

Now, I’m going to say one thing to you. My understanding of not having anything; you understand how scary Christmas is,’ she says, unseasonally but poignantly. She's staring in the face of a very modern murder. . . Praise for The Last Supper'A great yarn - Shrager knows her food and she's cooked up a storm.When Deirdre Shaw is found dead in a rhubarb patch at the Cotswolds manor house, Farleigh Manor, near Nutwood St Knowle where she was catering for a prestigious shooting weekend, Prudence gets involved in the investigation after being offered the chance to take Deirdre's place as the caterer. On the train, with her suitcase, she bumped into a local who casually asked where she was going. As if it were an exciting few days away. A great yarn - Shrager knows her food and she's cooked up a storm. . . Rosie can write and Prudence Bulstrode is here to stay.' Miriam Margolyes Because her experiences have given her a compassion she might not otherwise have had. An understanding that so many of us are a few salary cheques away from a food bank. I was with him right at the very end and it was a most wonderful… I was with him in the room and we just; it was, oh…’

I liked Prudence, and if you have ever seen any of Rosemary Shrager’s programmes then you will most definitely see her personality in Prudence and if I am honest I quite often heard her voice every time the character spoke. She had a no-nonsense approach to everything except when it came to her granddaughter who she clearly loved and at times quite possibly overindulged. Suki is your typical teenager who doesn’t want to take life seriously but despite her initial complaints she seems to quite enjoy spending time with her gran and loves digging into the mystery of the past of Farleigh Manor and the events of the past certainly made things both more interesting and more complicated.

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This is as old school and country as you can get in a cosy crime. With a Harvest Fayre vegetable growing competition and shoots at posh estates with old duffers showing pride in their killing abilities. So when Prudence’s rival Deidre, who was hired to put on a feast, is found dead in the rhubarb patch it is up to her and her granddaughter Suki to take her place in the kitchen. With the venue having a history of murder and guests becoming ill is there more to Deirdre’s death than ‘natural causes’. A Golden Age classic for the modern era – Rosemary Shrager has come up with a recipe to die for’ Anton Du Beke And also I’m a very fortunate person! The most important thing is, I have never had an ounce of resentment about anything; about anybody. I’m fortunate as a personality to never expect anything; to be grateful for everything I have.’