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It looks like an open-and-shut case -- until one of the Retired Detectives disappears ... When movie producer Cody Ziegler goes missing from The Homestead's Millionaires' Row, his wife, retired actress Olivia, immediately claims there's foul play afoot. A million-dollar ransom demand soon follows, with clear instructions not to involve the cops. In desperation she enlists the help of Moira, Rick, Philip and Lizzie, aka the Retired Detectives Club.Racing against the clock, the four retirees set to work. Sure, Cody had enemies -- there's a disgruntled employee, a jilted film-maker and a hundred other people who know how much he's worth. But when it emerges that Cody's apparently perfect marriage isn't what it seems, even Olivia isn't above suspicion.When Cody's car turns up in a nearby lake with a shocking surprise inside, the case becomes even more complicated.
About the Author
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. Her latest novel is DEATH IN THE SUNSHINE - the first book in her new Retired Detectives Club series featuring four recent retirees living in a luxury 55 resort community in Florida, USA. Her other novels include 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. She provides coaching for new crime writers via You can find out more about Steph at , and get in touch via Facebook (@CrimeThrillerGirl) and Twitter (@crimethrillgirl) .
