England Expects

Dangers abound in 1950s Brighton as former Secret Service operative Mirabelle Bevan cuts to the chase to solve multiple murders . . .
 
When sportswriter Joey Gillingham stops off at a Brighton barbershop for a shave and a trim, he gets more than he bargained for—a slashed throat. The journalist's next headline story in the paper is his obituary.
 
With the ghastly murder the talk of the seaside town, Mirabelle and her close friend and coworker Vesta Churchill find themselves irresistibly drawn to the case. Rumors of the newspaperman being a member of the freemasons lead the ladies to the group’s local lodge, where they happen upon a cleaning lady in the throes of poisoning. Are the two deaths related? The common thread seems to connect to the secret society.
 
Despite being warned off by Superintendent McGregor, the fearless friends continue to investigate, breaking into an abandoned royal residence in Brighton and following a trail of clues to a Cambridge college and bizarre masonic rituals.
 
To beard the lion in his own den, Mirabelle and Vesta will need to walk the razor's edge—but with desperate characters and more bodies turning up, it's going to be a close shave . . .

Sara Sheridan’s Mirabelle Bevan mysteries, first published in the United Kingdom, have drawn heartfelt praise and a devoted following. Featured in Company and GQ magazines, Sara has received a Scottish Library Award, and the Saltire Society named her as one of Scotland’s 365 most influential women past and present. As a journalist she has reported from Tallin and Sharjah for BBC Radio. She blogs for the Guardian, the London Review of Books, and the Scottish Book Trust, and is an accredited blogger for the Huffington Post. She is a member of the U.K. writers' collective “26” and of the Society of Authors, the Historical Writers Association, the Historical Novel Association, and the Crime Writers Association. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she also runs the feminist perfume brand, REEK.perfume. Connect with her on Facebook or Twitter and at www.sarasheridan.com.