A Body in the Banjo is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
A Body in the Banjo by Elaine Spires
Genre: Cosy mystery
Tour Dates: 2nd - 8th February 2026
Publication Date: 10th December 2025
Estimated Page Count: 178
Standalone Novel
Formats available: Epub and very limited UK paperbacks
Types of post available: Reviews, guest posts and Q&As
Author Content Warning: Death of a child is mentioned and there’s a murder.
It’s November 1958 and Dagenham is excitedly awaiting Bonfire Night. Cissie Partridge isn’t too keen on fireworks but she generously donates to the local children doing Penny for the guy. Cissie is content with her lot. She loves her husband Harold. She shops, she cooks, she reads at every opportunity and she volunteers at the Dockland Settlement. Observant and sharp, she gets on with all her neighbours. Then, one morning, she finds a body…
About Elaine Spires
Elaine Spires is a novelist, playwright and actress. Extensive travelling and a background in education and tourism perfected Elaine's keen eye for the quirky characteristics of people, captivating the humorous observations she now affectionately shares with the readers of her novels. Elaine also writes plays and her short film Only the Lonely was made by Dan Films and won the Groucho Club Best Short Film Award 2019 and two Silver Awards at WOFFF 2019.
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Blog Tour Schedule
Maximum 3 stops per day. Confirmed blogs will appear here.
2nd February
The Book Elf
@nicolasmith1987
3rd February
Scrapping&Playing
My Reading Corner
4th February
My Books and Crafts
Novel Kicks
5th February
redhead_reviews1
Sarandipity's
6th February
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Sarahreads
7th February
Bookish Jottings
8th February
Christian Bookaholic