Tinker, Tailor, Schoolmum, Spy by Faye Brann

There are some tender moments, of course where, like most mums, whatever their job, Vicky has that ‘mum guilt’ where she is torn between the life she has now & the one she had before. Faye Brann’s HILARIOUS dialogue had me laughing out loud. What ensues is just a brilliant rollercoaster of a story. Her waistline has expanded, she has to wrestle & locate her toddler more than the world’s most wanted criminals & she’s more au fait with a paintball gun than a revolver, so when her former employee comes calling asking her to complete an assignment for them that she is perfect for, she’s somewhat surprised.

Vicky has a secret past though, that not even her husband knows about: she used to be a spy!īy her own admission, she isn’t quite as in peak condition as she once was when she worked undercover all over the world. She takes the kids to school, has a pre-schooler at home & has a network of other mums as friends who she socialises with! Vicky Turnbull is your average suburban mum. The plot is packed full of suspense & the characters are carefully crafted to create this utterly brilliant piece of work! 5⭐️ Knife crime & far-right nationalists are also included in this story, and whilst this is fiction, Lucie Whitehouse cleverly weaves modern day criminal activity enough to make you think what you’re reading could, and probably has happened somewhere! Robin Lyons is not only still working back in her home city of Birmingham, but where in the previous book she had previously been a Benefit Fraud Inspector, as she had lost her job in the Met, she now works back on the police force & her boss is her old flame, Samir!Īdapting to life back in the city, juggling work, her teenage daughter & some family issues, is not without its problems and not only that, she still has much to prove at work because of the past case in the Met.Ī cold case throws up some similarities & people begin to suspect a serial killer…but surely after all this time they can’t be connected can they? I really enjoyed Lucie Whitehouse’s last one ‘Critical Incidents’, so I knew this was going to be a gripping read.Ī young woman is found stabbed to death in a disused factory & despite the police’s best efforts, she remains unidentifiable.Īlready up against the clock and hitting dead ends all over, D.C.I.

Off the bat, ‘Risk of Harm’ is a fantastic read. Published by 4th Estate Books a division of HarperCollins

Tinker, Tailor, Schoolmum, Spy by Faye Brann