Shallow Death

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Broken-hearted after a tragic accident killed her husband and daughter Hettie Shaw in her mid-fifties finds escape in the arms of younger men. When military-trained Sir Charles reluctantly hires Hettie to solve a blackmail case it leads to a growing partnership. Their investigation causes a chain reaction that reveals a sinister web surrounding the Welsh town. As they dig deeper Hettie bites off more than she can chew and only Gran's words of wisdom from beyond the grave stop Hettie from becoming a murder victim herself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Set in present-day Wales UK. free-spirited PI Hettie Shaw is a feisty fun femme fatale who strides into every situation with head high and a druid insight at full throttle. When troubled Lady Gwen falls to her death from Castle Cliff everyone thinks she committed suicide. But when the police accuse her twin brother Lord Ambrose of murder he hires Sir Charles and Hettie Shaw to clear his name. As they investigate the twisting trail through the underbelly of Wales it leads Hettie to insist they exhume the bodies of Lord Ambrose's parents which uncovers a terrible family secret.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meanwhile Charles is battling his own problems with his new fiancé-an out-of-control spendthrift. Finally the brutal murder of a young girl leads them to a dungeon where both Hettie and Charles race against time to save themselves from falling victim to the deadly killer.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Within the novel's environment is a wide diversity of settings including a traditional pub Manor House creepy Castle seedy slum a decaying dockyard and the moody misty Welsh seashore. As different as Hettie and Sir Charles appear a bond develops based on their joint reverence for justice Welsh trivia and young lovers. The quickening pace moves forward amidst embarrassments setbacks detours and the growing threat of their own deaths. The historical knowledge that Sir Charles and Hettie share creates a supercharged well-written mystery with a unique cast of characters.</span></p>