“When I met evil, in a dingy cafe in London, it was wearing a red French beret and had the face of an angel.”
England, 1938. Recently released from prison, Danny Beck is hoping to start a new kind of life, one where crime and squalor have no place.
Things are looking good when he lands a job as a driver at a posh house in the country, and they start to look even better when Phoebe, his boss's daughter, catches his eye.
But Danny soon realises his new life is not as rosy as it appears. Family tensions up at the house threaten to ensnare him, while his clandestine romance with Phoebe seems forever doomed, their class differences seemingly insurmountable.
But Phoebe has a plan to remove any obstacles. All Danny has to do is kill her father...
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A page-turning historical crime novel perfect for lovers of Hitchcockian suspense and courtroom drama washed down with a dash of romance and intrigue.
Please Note: A Deadly Agreement is a reimagining of the previously published novella When the Siren Sings.
Genre: Historical Mystery
England, 1938. Recently released from prison, Danny Beck is hoping to start a new kind of life, one where crime and squalor have no place.
Things are looking good when he lands a job as a driver at a posh house in the country, and they start to look even better when Phoebe, his boss's daughter, catches his eye.
But Danny soon realises his new life is not as rosy as it appears. Family tensions up at the house threaten to ensnare him, while his clandestine romance with Phoebe seems forever doomed, their class differences seemingly insurmountable.
But Phoebe has a plan to remove any obstacles. All Danny has to do is kill her father...
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A page-turning historical crime novel perfect for lovers of Hitchcockian suspense and courtroom drama washed down with a dash of romance and intrigue.
Please Note: A Deadly Agreement is a reimagining of the previously published novella When the Siren Sings.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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