How dangerous are your secrets? After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret. Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a very popular parent, was almost murdered in the playground of the local school - the same school where Cece has unwittingly enrolled her children. Already anxious about making friends when the parents seem so cliquey, Cece...

He is your biggest fear. Your dark addiction. And your lawful wedded husband . . .

Fast-paced and thrilling, The Brighton Mermaid explores the deadly secrets of those closest to you. Brighton Beach, 1993. Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears. Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was - and what happened...

'Brighton Belle' is the first in a planned series featuring storong female characters and a fascinating look at austerity Britain. 'Brighton Rock' meets 'Charlotte Gray', with a hint of Agatha Christie and Catherine Macpherson's 'Dandy Gilver Murder Mystery' series.