1-843-656-1745 
Game, Set and Murder (A Mystery for D.I. Costello Book 1)
3 Great Reasons to Buy from Us:
Review Debut British novelist Flynn, a former actress and tennis aficionado, creates an appealing detective inspector in Angela Costello.... Let's hope there's more of her to come. (Publishers Weekly 2013-09-02) It's the first day of the tennis tournament at Wimbledon. And a dead body is lying on court nineteen. Newly-promoted detective inspector Angela Costello recognizes the dead man as the Croatian champion-turned-coach, Petar Belic. Double grand-slam winner, Petar was one of the best-known and best loved players of the modern era. Petar had a complicated life: an ex-wife who wanted him back; a girlfriend who didn't want to let him go; a business partner with secrets. Then there was leading Brit Stewart Bickerstaff, not universally popular with his fellow players, whom Petar had been coaching. Little by little Di Costello, despite awkward and prickly colleagues, discerns a trail through the mass of information. Unfortunately she has no way of proving her suspicions. But a prime suspect has overlooked a vital detail . . . From Publishers Weekly Debut British novelist Flynn, a former actress and tennis aficionado, creates an appealing detective inspector in Angela Costello. Costello's at work on her first case, the murder of well-known and much-liked former tennis star Petar Belic on the first day of the Wimbledon tournament. As she investigates, she discovers numerous motives and suspects-a publicist of questionable repute with whom he had an affair, his strong wife, his business partner, the self-absorbed up-and-comer he's been coaching, and the relatives and friends who circle around him-due to her quality of being supremely talk-to-able (as her husband Patrick puts it). Counseling suspects regarding self-forgiveness and right action, managing her novice team with good humor and intelligence, and coming to grips with issues of self-confidence, Costello is upstanding and positive. She finds solutions because she cares about people and notices small details her rougher colleagues miss. The pleasure of this fine first novel is in being at Wimbledon with Costello for 272 pages. Let's hope there's more of her to come. (Nov.) Book Description A major tennis star is found dead in the middle of Wimbledon's court nineteen. Some surprising people might have wished him dead. From the Back Cover It's the first day of Wimbledon. And a dead body is lying on Court 19. Newly-promoted detective inspector Angela Costello recognizes the dead man as Croatian champion-turned-coach, Petar Belic. A double grand-slam winner, Petar was famous, and much loved. However, Petar had an ex-wife who wanted him back; a girlfriend who wouldn't let him go; a business partner with secrets. Then there was the temperamental leading Brit, Stewart Bickerstaff, whom Petar had been coaching. D.I. Costello deduces that only one person could have committed the crime. Unfortunately she has no way of proving her suspicions: About the Author Elizabeth Flynn is a Londoner of Anglo-Irish parentage. She has a background in the theatre both as an actress and in stage management, and has experience in broadcasting. She is the author of 'A Mystery for D.I. Costello' series.
Review Debut British novelist Flynn, a former actress and tennis aficionado, creates an appealing detective inspector in Angela Costello.... Let's hope there's more of her to come. (Publishers Weekly 2013-09-02) It's the first day of the tennis tournament at Wimbledon. And a dead body is lying on court nineteen. Newly-promoted detective inspector Angela Costello recognizes the dead man as the Croatian champion-turned-coach, Petar Belic. Double grand-slam winner, Petar was one of the best-known and best loved players of the modern era. Petar had a complicated life: an ex-wife who wanted him back; a girlfriend who didn't want to let him go; a business partner with secrets. Then there was leading Brit Stewart Bickerstaff, not universally popular with his fellow players, whom Petar had been coaching. Little by little Di Costello, despite awkward and prickly colleagues, discerns a trail through the mass of information. Unfortunately she has no way of proving her suspicions. But a prime suspect has overlooked a vital detail . . . From Publishers Weekly Debut British novelist Flynn, a former actress and tennis aficionado, creates an appealing detective inspector in Angela Costello. Costello's at work on her first case, the murder of well-known and much-liked former tennis star Petar Belic on the first day of the Wimbledon tournament. As she investigates, she discovers numerous motives and suspects-a publicist of questionable repute with whom he had an affair, his strong wife, his business partner, the self-absorbed up-and-comer he's been coaching, and the relatives and friends who circle around him-due to her quality of being supremely talk-to-able (as her husband Patrick puts it). Counseling suspects regarding self-forgiveness and right action, managing her novice team with good humor and intelligence, and coming to grips with issues of self-confidence, Costello is upstanding and positive. She finds solutions because she cares about people and notices small details her rougher colleagues miss. The pleasure of this fine first novel is in being at Wimbledon with Costello for 272 pages. Let's hope there's more of her to come. (Nov.) Book Description A major tennis star is found dead in the middle of Wimbledon's court nineteen. Some surprising people might have wished him dead. From the Back Cover It's the first day of Wimbledon. And a dead body is lying on Court 19. Newly-promoted detective inspector Angela Costello recognizes the dead man as Croatian champion-turned-coach, Petar Belic. A double grand-slam winner, Petar was famous, and much loved. However, Petar had an ex-wife who wanted him back; a girlfriend who wouldn't let him go; a business partner with secrets. Then there was the temperamental leading Brit, Stewart Bickerstaff, whom Petar had been coaching. D.I. Costello deduces that only one person could have committed the crime. Unfortunately she has no way of proving her suspicions: About the Author Elizabeth Flynn is a Londoner of Anglo-Irish parentage. She has a background in the theatre both as an actress and in stage management, and has experience in broadcasting. She is the author of 'A Mystery for D.I. Costello' series.
