No doubt drawing on her intimate insider knowledge of how things work in diplomatic embassies around the world, former British diplomat Jean Harrod's debut crime fiction novel is full of intrigue.
Deadly Diplomacy is set in Australia, with it's central character Jess Turner, the British Consul in Canberra.
A British businesswoman is brutally murdered in a Queensland resort and Jess travels to Brisbane to liaise with police and help the woman's journalist sister, Susan.
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"Even when young, he used to wait until everyone on the farm was asleep at night, then he would creep out onto the porch and sleep in the cool air, under the stars."
Tom Sangster, Queensland Detective Inspector, is assigned to the case - which is also being looked at closely by the federal government.
The government interest seems to be because the murder victim was negotiating a multi-million dollar deal to supply LNG (liquified natural gas) to China.
As with all good murder mysteries there are plenty of sub-plots and twists and turns.
n Deadly Diplomacy, $21.95, available in book stores.
