Secret Lives

Ethel Fiona Crestwater is a 75-year-old woman who runs a boarding house for government agents. When one of her boarders is murdered, she springs into action, much to the surprise of her distant cousin Jesse. Jesse realizes that there's more to Ethel than appearances suggest, and when he is assaulted and the gym bag full of cash Ethel had hidden is stolen, the pair decides to launch their own unofficial investigation. They form an unlikely bond and learn that the only thing worth risking their lives for is family.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2022
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

At 75-years-old, Ethel Fiona Crestwater is accustomed to being underestimated. She appears to be someone's grandmother, though she has never married or had children; petite and a bit frail, she is not a threat to anyone. Or is she? Ethel operates a boarding house for government agents, and when one of her boarders is murdered, she springs into action, much to the surprise of her distant cousin Jesse, who has recently come to stay with her while he attends university. As he observes her photographing the crime scene, concealing evidence, and speed-dialing the Secret Service Director, Jesse realizes that there is much more to Ethel than appearances suggest.

But when Jesse is assaulted and the gym bag full of cash Ethel had hidden is stolen from the basement, the pair decides it is time to launch their own unofficial investigation. With no one to trust but each other, these double-first-cousins-twice-removed form an unlikely bond, and learn that the only thing truly worth risking your life for is family.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781728258300