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Facade

Holly Stringer is savvy, but will do anything to put food on the table for her young son. Divorced, she is in a desperate situation. Then the unthinkable happens, her dad has a stroke, forcing her to run his detective agency. She soon discovers this remains in the dark ages, surviving on past glories. In order to survive, she urgently needs to modernise the agency and requires a big case that pays big bucks. This duly arrives, but is she capable of solving this as the police warn her off, siting her inexperience? She discovers behind every smile lurks hidden secrets to be exposed and these facades need to be broken down. But every time she digs deeper, she is putting her own family in peril. Will her naivety in the situation win through as she unravels the truth and reveals the villains or will she succumb to the complexities that hamper her every step?

Spencer Coleman

Born in 1952 in Leicester, Spencer Coleman spent his early years near Portsmouth. He has been a successful artist in oils for over 30 years, working with Harrods and Danbury Mint, to name just a few companies. He is a member of the CWA, and has had published three novels and two short stories. This is his fourth suspense book. His print, Bottoms Up, was a big seller around the world. He likes snow-skiing and tennis. He has one son, who now runs the family gallery in Lincoln. In 2015, Spencer suffered a stroke but he is recovering well.

Austin Macauley Publishers