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- Badass 75-year-old retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater is back--stalking mobsters, dodging bullets, and pulling off Bond-worthy moves as she tracks down missing state secrets in this fun and pacy new installment in the Secret Lives mystery series "Ethel's adventures will appeal to fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age"--Library Journal Starred Review "Ethel looks like Marple but acts like Marlowe"--Kirkus Reviews "Plucky Ethel is an elderly Nancy Drew"--Publishers Weekly 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.
- Author(s): Mark de Castrique
- 240 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Secret Lives
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Badass 75-year-old retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater is back--stalking mobsters, dodging bullets, and pulling off Bond-worthy moves as she tracks down missing state secrets in this fun and pacy new installment in the Secret Lives mystery series
"Ethel's adventures will appeal to fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age"--Library Journal Starred Review "Ethel looks like Marple but acts like Marlowe"--Kirkus Reviews "Plucky Ethel is an elderly Nancy Drew"--Publishers Weekly 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. So 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.Review Quotes
A bewitching political thriller . . . Ethel is perfectly drawn, an endearing heroine who's clever and capable without being preternaturally competent-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Dangerous Women"
Add another wise, experienced senior sleuth to a group that includes Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and even Miss Marple. De Castrique's quirky characters and offbeat twists will appeal to Osman's readers-- "Library Journal Starred Review of Secret Lives"
An elderly sleuth who looks like Marple but acts like Marlowe . . . An appealing hybrid of cozy mystery and P.I. caper-- "Kirkus Reviews on Dangerous Women"
Politics and climate issues are entangled in a complex case that still has moments of humor. Ethel's adventures will appeal to fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age-- "Library Journal Starred Review of Dangerous Women"
Recommend to fans of Richard Osman and Barbara Ross-- "Booklist on Dangerous Women"
Dimensions (Overall): 8.74 Inches (H) x 5.67 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Series Title: Secret Lives
Publisher: Severn House
Theme: Women Sleuths
Format: Hardcover
Author: Mark de Castrique
Language: English
Street Date: November 4, 2025
TCIN: 1004092303
UPC: 9781448316700
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-6310
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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