Desperate spies
"For seventy-five-year-old former FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater, her age is nothing but an advantage when it comes to ferreting out secrets. Who's going to notice the little old woman in the corner? Besides, Ethel might be officially retired, but she knows everyone in DC law enforcement--and is s...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Severn House,
2025.
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| Series: | De Castrique, Mark. Secret lives mystery (Series) ;
3. |
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| Summary: | "For seventy-five-year-old former FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater, her age is nothing but an advantage when it comes to ferreting out secrets. Who's going to notice the little old woman in the corner? Besides, Ethel might be officially retired, but she knows everyone in DC law enforcement--and is smarter than all of them combined. When a former colleague asks Ethel for help, she agrees without a second thought. But the favor throws Ethel back eighteen years, to the botched sting operation that resulted in the murder of an innocent young woman by a Russian gangster--and nearly ended Ethel's own life too. Soon, Ethel and her young tech-whizz sidekick Jesse, her double-first-cousin-twice-removed , find themselves in the crosshairs of some very bad--and very desperate--men who'll do anything to get their hands on the state secrets they're seeking. Ethel will have to use all the skills she's learned during her long career if she's to save the day, and keep both herself and her beloved cousin alive"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 228 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781448316700 1448316707 |
| Author Notes: | Mark de Castrique is a veteran of the broadcast and film production business. He directed numerous news and public affairs programmes in Washington, DC, and received an Emmy Award for his documentary film work. His years in Washington inspired his critically acclaimed Secret Lives mystery series, featuring seventy-five-year-old retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater. The first book, Secret Lives , was a finalist for the Edgars 2023 Sue Grafton Memorial Award, and the series has received Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly , Library Journal, and Booklist . Mark is also the author of the Buryin' Barry Mysteries and the Sam Blackman Mysteries. |
