Babyface

Second in the sparky crime series featuring Tamla Motown-loving barrister Frankie Richmond

Barrister and sometime detective Frankie Richmond has never been any good at saying no – a fatal weakness that always leads to big trouble.

In Birmingham for a child abuse inquiry, Frankie reluctantly agrees to fill in at a corpseless murder trial for one day only. But walking away from a juicy crime brief was never going to be easy. Especially when the defendant’s girlfriend, who begs her for help to prove his innocence, is Frankie’s idea of gorgeous.

Soon she knows far more about the Birmingham underworld – and the leather sofa business – than is sensible for someone who’s off the case. Add to that a spot of breaking and entering, joy riding and bullet dodging and Frankie needs to track down the real murderer fast – if there’s been a murder at all.

Frankie’s chaotic approach to crime solving whistles along to the strains of Joe Cocker and the Four Tops in this follow up to Motown murder mystery Good Bad Woman.

Reviews

Praise for Good Bad Woman:
‘An unchained medley of love, loss, laughter and the law’ Val McDermid

‘A thriller that doesn’t just portray the legal system accurately, but is sparklingly written, with believable dialogue and a lively plot … I hope Woodcraft writes more’ Marcel Berlins, Guardian

‘Frankie Richmond is a great creation – more please’ Cath Staincliffe, Manchester Evening News

‘An unusual and compelling London-based mystery with the bonus of a Motown soundtrack’ Jim Driver, Time Out

‘A winner’ The Times

About the author

Elizabeth Woodcraft is a barrister specializing in family law. Babyface is her second novel.