Death on the Beach
Published on 27. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-1-5420-2753-3 (ISBN)
Description
Did she jump-or was she pushed? The Retired Detectives have a theory. Now they just need the evidence...
The brand-new Shimmering Sands retirement community is a beachfront paradise-until realtor Jessie Beckton plunges to her death from the penthouse suite she's selling. When the cops rule out foul play, the Retired Detectives agree to step in. They're certain Jessie was murdered-but how can they prove it when the apartment was locked from the inside?
As the gang pursue their investigation, a host of potential suspects emerge who all have secrets to hide. But just as they seem to be closing in on a culprit, a shocking second murder sends them back to square one.
Meanwhile, former CSI Lizzie's marriage to ex-DCI Philip suffers a fateful blow. And their partners in crime-solving, Rick and Moira, find their new romance tested when a mystery woman from Rick's past appears-with a child in tow.
The team must put aside their differences and join forces with a former adversary if they're to solve the case. But in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, can they lure the killer into the open before one of them pays the ultimate price?
The brand-new Shimmering Sands retirement community is a beachfront paradise-until realtor Jessie Beckton plunges to her death from the penthouse suite she's selling. When the cops rule out foul play, the Retired Detectives agree to step in. They're certain Jessie was murdered-but how can they prove it when the apartment was locked from the inside?
As the gang pursue their investigation, a host of potential suspects emerge who all have secrets to hide. But just as they seem to be closing in on a culprit, a shocking second murder sends them back to square one.
Meanwhile, former CSI Lizzie's marriage to ex-DCI Philip suffers a fateful blow. And their partners in crime-solving, Rick and Moira, find their new romance tested when a mystery woman from Rick's past appears-with a child in tow.
The team must put aside their differences and join forces with a former adversary if they're to solve the case. But in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, can they lure the killer into the open before one of them pays the ultimate price?
Reviews / Votes
"Another fun, clever mystery in the Florida sun, with my favourite cast of characters-more please!" -Susi Holliday, author of The Hike"I love this series, which is a gripping marriage of British police procedural and sunny, beach side Florida living. Steph Broadribb shows us that retirement is simply the start of a new chapter and there's a great mystery too for the reader to get their teeth into. Recommended." -Sinead Crowley, author of The Belladonna Maze
"The Retired Detectives feel like old friends you love spending time with and I cannot get enough of them. A multi-layered mystery, full of heart and intrigue. I didn't want it to end." -Marion Todd, author of the DI Clare Mackay series
"In Death on the Beach, Steph Broadribb once again convenes her team of indefatigable retirement home heroes, this time to tackle the senseless murder of a local realtor. The plot zips along, with plenty of blind alleys and dark turns along the way. Broadribb's team of retired former detectives are on top form, navigating murders and emotional setbacks with equal aplomb. Will surely please fans of The Thursday Murder Club series." -Vaseem Khan, author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5420-2753-3 (9781542027533)
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Person
Steph Broadribb was born in Birmingham and grew up in Buckinghamshire. A prolific reader, she adored crime fiction from the moment she first read Sherlock Holmes as a child. She's worked in the UK and the US, has an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) and trained as a bounty hunter in California.
Along with her other novels in the Retired Detectives Club series-Death in the Sunshine and Death at Paradise Palms-she has also written the Lori Anderson bounty hunter series and the Starke/Bell psychological police procedural books (writing as Stephanie Marland). Her books have been shortlisted for the eDunnit eBook of the Year Award, the ITW Best First Novel Award, the Dead Good Reader Awards for Fearless Female Character and Most Exceptional Debut, and longlisted for the Guardian 'Not The Booker' Prize.
Along with other crime fiction authors, she provides coaching for new crime writers via www.crimefictioncoach.com.
You can find out more about Steph at www.stephbroadribb.com, and get in touch via Instagram (@CrimeThrillerGirl) and Twitter (@crimethrillgirl).
Along with her other novels in the Retired Detectives Club series-Death in the Sunshine and Death at Paradise Palms-she has also written the Lori Anderson bounty hunter series and the Starke/Bell psychological police procedural books (writing as Stephanie Marland). Her books have been shortlisted for the eDunnit eBook of the Year Award, the ITW Best First Novel Award, the Dead Good Reader Awards for Fearless Female Character and Most Exceptional Debut, and longlisted for the Guardian 'Not The Booker' Prize.
Along with other crime fiction authors, she provides coaching for new crime writers via www.crimefictioncoach.com.
You can find out more about Steph at www.stephbroadribb.com, and get in touch via Instagram (@CrimeThrillerGirl) and Twitter (@crimethrillgirl).