Book description
1951. Brighton. With the excitement of the war over and the Nazis
brought to justice at Nuremberg, Mirabelle Bevan (retired Secret
Service) thinks her skills are no longer required. After the death of
her lover she moves to the seaside to put the past behind her and
takes a job as a secretary at a debt collection agency run by the
charismatic Big Ben McGuigan. But when confronted by the case of
Romana Laszlo, a pregnant Hungarian refugee, Mirabelle discovers that
her specialist knowledge is vital. With enthusiastic assistance from
the pretty insurance clerk down the corridor, Vesta Churchill,
Mirabelle follows a mysterious trail of gold sovereigns, betting scams
and corpses to a dark corner of Austerity Britain where the forces of
evil remain alive and well.
'Sara Sheridan never fails to surprise. Unfailingly stylish,
undeniably smart, Miss Bevan is destined to ?bring the exploits of the
past to the best-seller lists of the present' - Daily Record 'An
entertaining romp.' - Bookseller's Choice 'Will engage the reader from
the first page to the last. Highly recommended,' - Bookbag 'Beautifully
realised vivid characters, both heroes and villains, the atmospheric
Brighton setting and plot that zipped along at a lovely pace left me in
no doubt that Sara Sheridan and Mirabelle Bevan are a crime force to be
reckoned with,' - Good Reads 'I was gripped from start to finish,' -
Newbooks magazine 'Beneath that prim exterior lies a fearless,
fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants kind of gal. One part Nancy Drew, two parts
Jessica Fletcher, Mirabelle has a dogged tenacity to rival Poirot,' -
Sunday Herald Sara Sheridan writes fiction for adults and children.
Her previous novels include 'Truth or Dare' (1998), 'Ma Polinski's
Pockets' (2000) and 'The Pleasure Express' (2001), all Random House.
'The Secret Mandarin' (2009) and 'The Secret of Sands' (2011) were
published by Harper Collins. She has been included in GQ Magazine's
Young Talent and Company Magazine's Top Ten Young Writers Under Thirty.
In 2000 Truth or Dare won a place in the 100 Best Scottish Books, as
part of the Scottish Library Award. She has been awarded two bursaries
by the Scottish Arts Council and from the K Blundell Trust.
