Conversations with an Octopus: calm waters conceal dark secrets

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Diana Parks is a beautician with a temper, and shes not the only member of Ottersea WI whos had enough of bullies and slimeballs. When the body of lecherous landlord, Raj Sumal, washes up on the beach, its up to Detectives Jim Paddon and Grace Brown to solve the mystery. They start to suspect Rajs wife, Sukhi, who likes walking on the cliffs.

Meanwhile, at Ottersea Oceanworld, Jane the Octopus hears peoples secrets and understands everything during a sweltering summer of strange deaths, new friendships, and a whole lot of ice cream.

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Rebecca Smith was born in London and grew up in rural Surrey. She studied History at the University of Southampton and is now a principal teaching fellow in English and Creative Writing there. She is the author of four previous novels for adults, a novel for children, two works of nonfiction and a text for a picture book. Rebecca is one of Jane Austens five times great nieces, and Conversations With An Octopus takes inspiration from Sanditon. She has Indian, English and Scottish heritage and often draws on this in her work.