Better Than a Rest

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Intrepid private eye Leo Street is on the trail of an adulterous husband when her clapped-out car causes her cover to be blown. It s time to draft in Ciara Gillespie, the teenage tearaway whom she befriended on her last case.

At first, Ciara s madcap methods of surveillance leave a lot to be desired, but soon she s unearthing the secret life of an obstetrician who likes to dabble in genetic engineering...

Meanwhile, Leo finds herself in even deeper trouble when she answers the call of Andy Raynor - an old flame who she s never fully extinguished.

Sometimes a change isn t necessarily better than a rest...

Reviews

A darkly amusing tale...[Pauline McLynn's] writing is comic with a heavy dose of realism. She doesn't hide behind "happy ever afters", more "what are you at"s. It's entertaining and it's also life - Irish Tatler

Where McLynn excels is with her dialogue which is funny and snappy...This book is well written within its genre and will sit well on a shelf next to such writers as Cathy Kelly, Morag Prunty and Marian Keyes...a breezy summer read - Sunday Tribune

Hilariously funny follow-up to SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND. With the perfect balance of humour, adventure and romance, Pauline makes crafting witty, fast-paced fiction look like a doddle - OK! Magazine

Sparky, fresh, warm and absorbing...go out and buy it as soon as it hits the bookstore shelves - Big Issue in the North

Sparky crime caper combining a cracking plot with nice one-liners. Pacy and oddly charming, [Better than a Rest] is perfect beach fodder - Eve

You'll be chuckling through your sunburn - Company

Pacy crime caper

It's Jenny Colgan meets Lauren Henderson - cheeky and chirpy crime - Mirror

Author Bio

One of Ireland's favourite comedy actresses, Pauline McLynn is best-known for her role as Mrs Doyle in FATHER TED. She divides her time between London, Dublin and Kilkenny.