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Praise for Mandy Robotham “You're going to love Ruby Devereaux... A chronicler of life and love, her story is by turns fierce, feisty, passionate and poignant” ?Emma Flint “Exciting, alluring, seductive” ?Clare Whitfield “Brilliant, courageous... funny and flawlessly told” ?Melanie Golding “It's hard not to fall in love with Ruby Devereaux. I thoroughly enjoyed her warm, witty company on this joyous journey through the late 20th century” ?Nicola Rayner

Dark, twisty, and thoroughly entertaining, Mrs Spy is a Thursday Murder Club for spies. You won't be able to put it down. -- Ava Glass A gripping story and great 60s detail, Mrs Spy is the female answer to Harry Palmer. Loved it -- Ian Moore Maggie Flynn is a true original: a smart, intrepid, middle-aged spy with acute instincts and aching bunions. Her investigation into her husband's death takes her on a fast-paced and perilous whirlwind through Sixties London, in a story that's full of period atmosphere as well as insights into the world of espionage -- Gill Paul I loved this book: an absolutely gripping and heartwarming story... Down-to-earth, funny, tenacious and brave, we need more heroes like Mrs Spy! -- Jane Bailey Mrs Spy is a delicious recreation of 1960s London... Robotham has taken the invisibility of the middle-aged woman and turned it on it's head: far from a disadvantage, here it an essential part of a rich and well-constructed plot -- Emma Flint Praise for Mandy Robotham “You're going to love Ruby Devereaux... A chronicler of life and love, her story is by turns fierce, feisty, passionate and poignant” Emma Flint “Exciting, alluring, seductive” Clare Whitfield “Brilliant, courageous... funny and flawlessly told” Melanie Golding “It's hard not to fall in love with Ruby Devereaux. I thoroughly enjoyed her warm, witty company on this joyous journey through the late 20th century” -- Nicola Rayner

Mrs Spy has invented a new genre - the domestic spy story in where the redoubtable heroine can knock up a shepherd’s pie as efficiently as knocking off an enemy agent. Smart, funny and tense - Mrs Spy has a license to entertain. -- Daisy Goodwin Dark, twisty, and thoroughly entertaining, Mrs Spy is a Thursday Murder Club for spies. You won't be able to put it down -- Ava Glass If you liked Netflix’s Black Doves, you might enjoy this. Good fun * The Gloss Magazine * A gripping story and great 60s detail, Mrs Spy is the female answer to Harry Palmer. Loved it -- Ian Moore A hilarious and gripping page-turner * Woman's Own Magazine * With a well-drawn, witty protagonist and a twisty, intelligent plot, this book will appeal to fans of spy novels and 1960s nostalgia * Candis Magazine * Maggie Flynn is a true original: a smart, intrepid, middle-aged spy with acute instincts and aching bunions. Her investigation into her husband's death takes her on a fast-paced and perilous whirlwind through Sixties London, in a story that's full of period atmosphere as well as insights into the world of espionage -- Gill Paul I loved this book: an absolutely gripping and heartwarming story... Down-to-earth, funny, tenacious and brave, we need more heroes like Mrs Spy! -- Jane Bailey Mrs Spy is a wonderful, twisty, funny, fast-paced novel about the spy we would all like to meet. I read it from cover-to-cover in just a few days, and recommend it highly to anyone who is looking for a brilliant spy thriller with a twist. Loved it. -- Hannah Dolby An exhilarating ride through the 60s * Woman's Weekly Magazine * Nukes, traitors, misogynists and the Beatles – a romp but an intelligent one * Crime Time (Spy & Political Fiction Roundup) * A cracking read * The Sunday Post, The Press & Journal, The Courier * Palpably exudes 1960s London, combining cultural and political elements unique to the time * Gazette & Herald, York Press, Darlington and Stockton Times, The Northern Echo * A compelling and sometimes very funny spy entertainment – reminiscent at times of the late Graham Greene * Historical Novel Review * Recommended May reads * Take a Break Magazine * Recommended May reads * Townswoman Magazine * A most enjoyable caper, with just the right touches of realism and entertainment * Crime Time (Crime Roundup) * The period detail of Sixties London is a joy and Maggie is the kind of heroine we can all root for * Yours magazine * Addictive and amusing * The Westmeath Independent, Westmeath Examiner, Connaught Telegraph *

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A former journalist and midwife, Mandy Robotham swapped birth for books when her first novel was published in 2018. Since then, she has been a USA Today bestseller and a five times Globe and Mail bestseller, with seven historical dramas selling over a million copies. Branching out as M J Robotham, The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux was published in 2023 by Aria/Head of Zeus.

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