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“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 ($21.95, November 2015), 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. Deadly Diplomacy is the thrilling, debut crime novel from former British Diplomat Jean Harrod.
Author Jean Harrod is available for interview. 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. Jean’s official website is www.jeanharrod.com
