Deadly Diplomacy is an impressive, debut crime novel from former British Diplomat Jean Harrod. RRP$24.95 NZD
“A cracking read.
Fast-paced with fascinating characters, and written with all the authority of a
seasoned diplomat.” - Helen
Lindell, former British High Commissioner to Australia
Former British Diplomat Jean Harrod’s debut crime
fiction novel, Deadly Diplomacy follows the story of Diplomat Jess
Turner, the British Consul in Canberra. When a British businesswoman is
brutally murdered in a Queensland resort, Jess travels to Brisbane to liaise
with the police, and help the victims next of kin, her journalist sister,
Susan. Queensland DI Tom Sangster is assigned the case, but the Federal
Government is very interested in it too. The murder victim was negotiating a
multi-billion dollar deal to supply LNG to China, and soon rumours of
corruption swirl around the intelligence community. Was she taking Chinese
bribes?
Jess is taken aback by Susan’s deep suspicion of the
police. When Susan snatches her sisters diary and disappears - and two more
high profile murders follow in quick succession - the race is on to find Susan
and the diary before the killer does. Jess and Sangster, each with their own
pieces of the puzzle, must work together to solve this case.
About the author:
Born and educated in the UK, Jean Harrod was employed
as a British diplomat for many years, working in Embassies and High Commissions
in Australia, Brussels, the Caribbean, China, East Berlin, Indonesia,
Mauritius, and Switzerland. She has travelled extensively around the
world and writes about all the countries she has lived in, or visited
‘Deadly
Diplomacy’ is her debut diplomatic crime novel, and the first of a series
featuring diplomat Jess Turner and DI Tom Sangster. Jean now lives in
North Yorkshire. For more information and for review copies please
contact me. Jean’s official website is www.jeanharrod.com
York Publishing Services
ISBN 978-0-9929971-3-7
www.yps-publishing.co.uk
York Publishing Services
ISBN 978-0-9929971-3-7
www.yps-publishing.co.uk
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