Cruel April by Hannah
Wakefield See Review
A Bright Flamingo Shroud by Meg O'Brien See Review
A Small Sacrifice by Ellen Hart
Other Women's Press Authors
Cruel April by Hannah Wakefield
A Dee Street Crime
Thriller
An Original Publication for The Women’s Press (£6.99) See Review
Dee Street, a London solicitor and iron-willed investigator is back.
Confronting her most dangerous and challenging case....
Dee Street doesn't want to fall out with her old friend, Janey Riordan. After all, Janey
has just found her a key defence witness for an upcoming murder trial. But Janey still
owes Dee's law firm a lot of money and no amount of favours can replace the cash. Now
she's refusing to pay and, even worse, is drawing Dee into a nasty, and very public,
argument.
Then Janey is found murdered - and all the evidence points to Dee. Forced to clear her
name, Dee begins to investigate ... with chilling results. How well did she actually know
her friend? Could Janey really have been involved in blackmail? Or was it something much,
much worse...
"Excellent and original" Daily Telegraph
"An engaging first person heroine with real depth and a distinctive voice."
Time Out
"Enormously attractive ... Friendly, ordinary, honest, doubtful, with an
unself-righteous integrity, this voice is intimate and even sexy." Nicci Gerrard,
Women's Review
"Lively, entertaining and legally accurate." Guardian
"Witty, thrilling and compulsive. More please." Tribune
"Riveting" Patricia Craig, London Review of Books
"Excellent and original" Daily Telegraph
Hanna Wakefield is the author of two acclaimed Dee Street
mysteries, A February Mourning and The Price You Pay - both
published by The Women's Press. Her adaptation of A February Mourning was broadcast on BBC
Radio 4. She lives in London.
A Bright Flamingo
Shroud by Meg O'Brien
A
Jesse James Mystery
An Original Publication for The Women’s Press (£5.99) See Review
Jesse James has learnt never to rely on the men in her life. When the going
gets tough, they're sure to leave. Just like the grandfather she never knew. But now her
grandfather is back - if the man who knocked on her door is who he claims to be.
He's a down-and-out conman, a liar and a thief, but he needs Jesse's help. 'Gramps' has
swindled a dangerous many and is in hiding for his life. Against her better judgement,
Jesse allows herself to get involved. But once the man who claims to be her relative is
safe, Jesse herself becomes the target of a vicious, cold-blooded rage...
Joining the ranks of Sharon McCone, Kinsey Millhone and V I Warshawski, Meg O'Brien's
keenly awaited fifth Jesse James mystery, A Bright Flamingo Shroud continues
the adventures of one of the brightest new stars in women's crime fiction today.
"A wise-cracking, street-smart heroine in the V.I. Warshawski mould.....
Fast-moving, feisty and fun" The Sunday Times
"Meg O'Brien is a real find. Credible characters, wonderful dialogue. A
bestseller." Ted Allbeury
"Cinematic effects and irresistible emotional appeal." Publishers
Weekly
"A verve and naturalness unmatched since Sue Grafton teamed up with a Gatling
Gun." Clues
"Jessica James is back ... Fans of Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton will love
her" Mystery News
"Five stars! A mystery with verve, style and wit" Carolyn G Hart
Meg O'Brien is the author of four other acclaimed Women's
Press mysteries featuring Jesse James, Salmon in the Soup, The Daphne Decisions,
Eagles Die Too and Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow.
A Small Sacrifice by Ellen Hart
A Jane
Lawless Mystery See Review
First British Publication for The Women’s Press (£6.99)
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award
It’s been twenty years since Jane Lawless’ best friend Cordelia, has seen
her five closest friends from college. So a sudden invitation to a three-day reunion is
far from unwelcome. But as Jane and Cordelia quickly discover, reminiscing is not on the
agenda.
Instead, they discover a tense and secretive circle in which veiled animosities are slowly
beginning to surface. Then a member of a group suddenly dies, and long-simmering
jealousies and resentments explode with a vengeance.
"The psychological maze of a Barbara Vine mystery and the feel of an Agatha
Christie" Publishers Weekly
"An intricate yarn from a storyteller who more than keeps you guessing."
Katherine V. Forrest
"Murder most fab… Drama that will keep even the most jaded mystery
readers amongst us turning the pages." The Crack
"A wonderful creation. Christine crossed with early P.D.James and a sense of
humour. Very enjoyable." Gay Times
"A winner" The Guardian
Ellen Hart is the bestselling author of the Jane Lawless
mystery, Stage Fright - published by The Women’s Press. A Small
Sacrifice is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award for the best lesbian mystery.
