Novel based on true story

Death of a Countess
by Jenny Harrison

It wasn’t until I reached the end of this book and read the author’s note that I realized this novel is more than a work of fiction. The murder around which the story is crafted was a real case that took place close to 70 years ago and has remained unsolved.
    Jenny Harrison apologizes she was “never able to find enough evidence to write a non-fiction account” of the murder. Top marks to her for the way she has researched the time and the background so fully, and brought it back to public notice, because the background of the real life event is still important. 
    It’s also harrowing.
    Set in 1957, just a dozen years after the end of WW2, the case to be examined by English Detective Andrew Perry involves delving  into details of the inhumanity associated with Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and elsewhere. The subtitle, “Post-war London should have been safe. It wasn’t,” shows the violence and horror didn’t stop there.
    Even though I have read much about the background subject previously, there were new facts to be discovered in the reading of this book.
    Though Death of a Countess is more than just a detective novel or whodunnit because of its depth, those who want to read on that level will also be rewarded.
    Jenny Harrison is an excellent writer and the way she has presented fact, combined with perceptive fiction to produce this well-crafted novel is proof of her skill.

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Review by Recenzent

Title: Death of a Countess
Author: Jenny Harrison
Publisher: Lamplighter Press
ISBN: Print edition: 978-0-473-68311-5   E-book edition: 978-0-473-6831-2
RRP: $32
Available: Amazon, Kindle, Piako Stationery Supplies, Te Aroha, or through the author's website www.jennyharrison-author.com