Reviews start coming in for Oliver Richbell’s latest novella ‘The Courageous Witness’

Paperback: 65 pages

Genre: Novella Nostalgia Series, Thriller.

Publisher: City Fiction (28 Feb. 2019)

Source: The publishers and author, in return for an honest and unbiased review.First Sentences: It was a size too big for her. That was why she was wearing it. Amanda wrapped the pink-flowered cheongsam around her naked body.

Main Characters: Amanda Buckingham, Sara Tomkins.

Setting: London, England.

My Opinion: This is the seventh volume in the Novella Nostalgia Series, which links cinema classics with modern stories, it is the second in the series to be written by Oliver Richbell. His last one ‘Gloriana’ is a very topical read, which I enjoyed, however I found this one to be more to my liking.
The protagonist, Amanda Buckingham first appeared very briefly in ‘Twelve Troubled Jurors’ so I was delighted to discover her character has been developed into one of the main characters for ‘The Courageous Witness’. I think we may well hear more of this character in forthcoming publications, as the back of this novella includes a potted life history of Amanda Buckingham. Is she I wonder going to feature in the author’s forthcoming novel? We will just have to wait and see, I personally hope so because as much as I am happy to read and review this series I much prefer to have longer stories to immerse myself in.

In my opinion ‘ The Courageous Witness’ is a well written and engrossing legal novella which I devoured in one evening. An office party goes terribly wrong, leaving the female protagonist Sara accusing her colleagues of rape!
For those looking for quick reads, then I certainly recommend not just this title but the entire series, Novella Nostalgia is certainly a name to look out for as more titles are added to the collection.

You can read a more detailed review here on Amazon