Deadly Diplomacy

by JeanHarrod (Author)

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  Paperback
  2014

  $3.46

  A classic page-turner full of intrigue, tension and drama. Diplomat Jess Turner is the British Consul in Canberra. When a British businesswoman is brutally murdered in a Queensland resort, Jess travels to Brisbane to liaise with the police, and help the next of kin. The murder victim was negotiating a multi-billion dollar deal to supply LNG to China. Rumours of corruption swirl around the intelligence community. Was she taking Chinese bribes? Her next of kin (Susan) is a British journalist. Not trusting the police, Susan snatches her sister's diary to investigate. But the killer wants that diary too. Trying to protect Susan and persuade her to give up the diary, Jess ends up fighting for her own life, and Susan's. Queensland DI Tom Sangster knows the Federal Government want this lucrative deal signed, without upsetting the Chinese. When a Federal Minister is the next murder victim, Sangster's convinced the killer is on the inside. Is this a cover up? Each with their own pieces of the puzzle, Jess and Sangster work together to solve this case. Jean Harrod's experience as a diplomat gives credence to this finely woven plot, with strong characters and a sense of place