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The Day Henry Died: A supernatural romance by [Lynda Renham]

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Suppose you wake up one morning to find yourself dead. You can see yourself clearly in the mirror, and feel the same as you did the day before. But today is the day of your funeral. What do you do?

This was Henry’s dilemma. Henry decides he can’t possibly be dead, so he sets out to prove he is alive. Then, he discovers that Rita, a product demonstrator at the supermarket, can see him.

Even with the help of Rita, proving you’re not dead was harder than Henry imagined, but when Henry discovered that he was murdered, the question was why and by whom?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B088JGWMW8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Raucous Publishing; 1st edition (June 1, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3297 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 255 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,534,588 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,485 in Paranormal Suspense
- #16,497 in Supernatural Thrillers (Books)
- #50,782 in Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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'At last, another Gillian Flynn’ -- Amazon Reviewer.

Lynda Renham is author to many popular romantic comedy and gripping psychological thriller novels. She lives in Oxford, UK. She has appeared on BBC radio discussion programs and is a prolific blogger. You can find her on Twitter and when not writing can usually be found wasting her time on Facebook.

Lynda is published by Bloodhound Books.

https://www.bloodhoundbooks.com/

Lynda lives in Oxfordshire with her second husband and cat. Her web page: www.renham.co.uk and Twitter: @lyndarenham

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Anne Pantano

Was he alive or dead?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2023

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Henry was a snob. Orderly, opinionated about the silliest things, loving his orderly life so much he didn’t want children to mess it up or his wife to work full time and not be home for him. I devoured this book trying to figure out how Henry’s life or death would unfold. Oh and never ignore your dyspepsia.

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Dobee

Super Storyline! Witty, Creative...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 2, 2020

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I love how Lynda writes and NEVER miss one of her books! You think the obvious happens however she surprises you!

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SandyJ21

Unconventional and entertaining

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 1, 2020

EXCERPT: A spoonful of porridge laced with honey was poised to enter his mouth when Henry uncharacteristically dropped the spoon with a clatter back in to the bowl, sending bits of blueberry-tinted porridge across the well-scrubbed table. Henry's eyes scanned the words in front of him, his brain struggling to comprehend what it was seeing. This couldn't be right. He blinked and removed his glasses, rubbing at them vigorously with a piece of kitchen towel. He replaced the spectacles and read the words again. They hadn't changed. Henry Booker Frazer was still reading his own obituary.

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Suppose you wake up one morning to find yourself dead. You can see yourself clearly in the mirror, and feel the same as you did the day before. But today is the day of your funeral. What do you do?

This was Henry’s dilemma. Henry decides he can’t possibly be dead, so he sets out to prove he is alive. Then, he discovers that Rita, a product demonstrator at the supermarket, can see him.

Even with the help of Rita, proving you’re not dead was harder than Henry imagined, but when Henry discovered that he was murdered, the question was why and by whom?

MY THOUGHTS: I read The Day Henry Died by Lynda Renham in one sitting, and loved it. It is not a book that is easy to categorize - there's a little mystery, a little romance and a touch of murder, not to mention some relationship issues.

I really liked the way Lynda portrayed Henry and highlighted the vast gap between how Henry saw himself (successful, well-organised, competent and confident), and how others saw him (puffed up, pedantic, and controlling).

We don't get to see a lot of Imogen, Henry's wife, who has spent the whole of her married life firmly under Henry's thumb, until after the funeral.

Rita, a product demonstrator at a local supermarket, is the only person who can see, hear and talk to Henry. And she has a soft spot for Henry, sees him as a real gentleman, someone she would like to have in her life. Rita is quite a quirky character. Her backstory is heartbreaking, and her current circumstances are little better. But she is a battler. And is determined to battle on Henry's behalf.

I really thought that I had this sorted, that I knew exactly who had killed Henry and why. WRONG!

Lynda Renham has written an unconventional and entertaining book. I just had to know what had prompted her to write a novel with this particular theme. Here's her reply: 'The idea came when my neighbour popped in ages back and we were talking about another neighbour who had suddenly died. He said ‘That’s how it goes. One day here and the next you’re reading your own obituary in The Times newspaper.’ Something clicked in my head and the novel was born.'

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MEET THE AUTHOR: Lynda Renham has been writing for as long as she can remember and had her first work published in a magazine at age nine and has continued writing in various forms since. She has had several poems published as well as articles in numerous magazines and newspapers. Recently she has taken part in radio discussions on the BBC.

She has studied literature and creative writing.

Lynda lives with her second husband and cat in Oxfordshire, England. She is Associate Editor for the online magazine The Scavenger and contributor to many others. When not writing Lynda can usually be found wasting her time on Facebook.

DISCLOSURE: Thank you to author Lynda Renham for providing a digital ARC of The Day Henry Died, published by Raucous Publishing for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.

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Whispering Stories

This was a quick read that I enjoyed the whole way through.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 2, 2020

One morning Henry wakes up and thinks that the day is going as normal until he sees an obituary in the local paper with his name on it, he also noticed today’s date which is over a week difference to what date he thought it was.

He is quite rightly worried but thinks it must be a mistake, that is until it would seem no-one can see or hear him. He travels to work as normal but when he gets there the staff are passing around a ‘sympathy’ card for him. Not sure what to do or where to go, somehow Henry ends up at his local supermarket where a woman called Rita speaks to him. Turns out she is the only one who can see him.

Rita agrees to help Henry as he believes he must have been murdered as he was in good health, but by looking for clues he stumbles upon items he never knew about and secrets that have been kept hidden for years.

I’ve been reading Lynda Renham’s books for years and whilst this one felt different to her usual humorous light-hearted books or her thrillers it was still an excellent read. Henry is one of those characters which can be a little annoying and yet you warm to them as the book progresses. Rita was a lonely woman, living in a bedsit, having to put up with a landlord pushing his luck.

It was fun to watch the two try to work out what happened to Henry and trying to sort out a way to make people know that he really wasn’t dead. I loved the scene with Faye the psychic who freaks out when her ‘abilities’ are proven to be true!

This was a quick read that I enjoyed the whole way through. I won’t give anything away but Ms. Renham, you got me 🙂

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Tina in Florida

Quirky supernatural story with a side of romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2020

This is a quirky little book with an odd plot, a bit of the supernatural theme going on here. Henry wakes up and sees his wife isn’t in bed, gets up to have his coffee and read the paper. Then he sees the newspaper date is weeks in advance – how can that be? Right when he is wondering if he slept for almost two weeks he spies his obituary.

Is Henry dead? He doesn’t think so. He gets on the bus and speaks to people, salutations to the driver and passengers but doesn’t get a reply. He arrives at his office and his desk is bare of his personal items. No one speaks to him. They don’t see him so….I’m guessing as the reader that he is indeed, dead.

Then a curious thing happens; Rita the sample person at the grocery mart speaks to him. Says she hasn’t seen him for a few days. That part kinda reminded me of the scene in movie Passengers when Chris Pratt sees the bartender polishing glasses. He skids to a stop and rushes over to speak. Ok, it’s not an identical scenario but you can imagine Henry’s surprise when someone finally sees him and speaks.

The reason Rita can see him is revealed near the end. It’s a cool book and perfect for a light read during this seemingly unending lockdown. Bring me more books, please.

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Amanda Evans

Easy Read that will keep you asking questions throughout

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 21, 2020

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I heard great things about this supernatural romance which is what prompted me to buy it. It wasn't what I expected. It's not really a romance at all and the supernatural elements are really just the main character Henry who wakes up dead and spends the entire novel trying to figure things out along with the help of Rita who is the only person who can see him and talk to him. This book has lots of great qualities. It was an easy read that will have you asking lots of questions and guessing what really happened to Henry. I really enjoyed getting to know him and see him realise that his life hadn't been as perfect as he'd thought. I kinda guessed the ending although not fully and I think this book would have really benefited from an epilogue to give full closure for the characters.

All in all, it was a good read, and I enjoyed it.

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T. S. Dorr

a great read with an unexpected ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 1, 2020

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I love Lynda's books. We have had roll on the floor comedies, Psychological thrillers, and now something so completely different that I wouldn't know what category to put it in, except sensational.

The day Henry died is the sort of book that once you start reading, you just don't want to put it down, the dark shadows under my eyes will attest to that.

Henry Booker Frazer was a simple man, he worked in an Insurance Brokers, spent money wisely and loved his wife Imogen, he thought all was well in the world until one September morning when he woke up dead. He knew this was the case, as he just read his obituary.

Henry didn't think he was dead, in fact he was sure he wasn't, he could eat and drink and, as always, he set off to work. This day was different though, as no one spoke to him, in fact no one seemed to even know he was there.

Having accepted that something odd was going on, he went to a store where he knew Rita, a food product demonstrator worked. He felt sad, lonely and confused, but Rita spoke to him, she could see him, she could hear him and she could feel him.

The book covers Henry and Rita trying to find out if he was dead, which seemed likely, and how it could possibly have happened.

I don't want to say more and ruin it, but I will say this is a must read with a little humour, a dark side and quite a twist at the end.

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Amazon Customer

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 6, 2020

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I've been waiting for a new Lynda Renham book for ages, and this didnt disappoint.
I read it in 2 days and loved it!
I wont say much about the story, as this has been reviewed many times, I would just say it's a great little read, a bit dark in places, and a good twist at the end.
Some parts did make me laugh. Loved Rita. Felt for Imogen though, her story was so sad.

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granny

Story with an unexpected twist

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 5, 2020

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Eating of.5 stars reflected the story which really pulled you in
Story line was really descriptions of the story made you feel as if you actually New the people in the story
Will recommend this to library book club
Wonderful writing 📚

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Claire

Wow

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 25, 2020

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What a book. I'm writing this review having just read the last line, with tears in my eyes. Lynda Renham you are a wonderful writer and an extremely talented lady, you have tuged at my heartstrings for years, but this book will stay with me for a lifetime. Thank you xx

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