Dangerous Women -- Mark de Castrique, Paperback

"A bewitching political thriller."-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Ethel looks like Marple but acts like Marlow." --Kirkus Reviews

In a case deciding the future of clean energy, everything hinges on how the chief justice of Supreme Court will lean. DANGEROUS WOMEN stirs up the perfect cocktail of ingenious spy-craft and political intrigue of Thomas Perry's The Old Man brightened with the charming, uncanny energy of Killers of a Certain Age. This urgent, cleverly plotted high stakes thriller is set in motion by botched attack on two law clerks leaving one dead and the other in a coma. The ensuing cover up leaves a string of bodies and too many players at cross-purposes. It also leaves Chief Justice Clarissa Baxter with a target on her back.

We'll need an off the grid hero with friends in high places: enter retired FBI agent-turned-boardinghouse landlady, Ethel Fiona Crestwater (legend) and her double-first-cousin-twice-removed Jesse Cooper (sidekick). Although in her mid-seventies, Ethel is no bumbling amateur sleuth; she's a seasoned pro with razor-sharp instincts and Bond-worthy skills. College-aged Jesse brings tech savvy and boundless enthusiasm, along with an innate talent for intrigue. Together, the unlikely duo will face malicious back-stabbing political sycophants, conniving lobbyists, and a motivated assassin bent on removing the Chief Justice from the equation--along with Ethel, who stands defiantly between the hitman and his payday.

Author: Mark de Castrique
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781728258331

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2023
Library Journal 09/01/2023 pg. 68
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 30