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A Nasty Business
Paperback
Series: Nicollette Beverley Spy Novel, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher Price: $21.95
ISBN13: 9781963511192
Publisher: Flare Books
Published: Oct 7 2025
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A realistic novel of female spies and coming of age in the Cold War era of British Intelligence.
A Nicollette Beverley Spy Novel
It's 1976 and on the prompting of her coach and former teacher, Nicolette, a star field hockey defensive back with a typical factory job in rural England, applies for a governmental job. What she doesn't realize is that the man in the well cut suit at the back of the spectators at her matches, in consultation with her application, is evaluating her, and not just for her prowess on the field, but for her attention to detail, her conduct at school, and her academic record.
When an invitation for a 4 week training at a nearby Royal Air Force Base arrives, Nicolette must decide whether she wants to continue her safe village life or whether to pursue a shadowy world of espionage and secrets in a first for the British government -- an all female unit of code breakers and communication specialists.
We follow her journey and experiences, from a Cold War prisoner exchange to an operation in Bulgaria to finally completing a mission in the Middle East as she grows into her role in British Intelligence. Nicollette's journey will change her and her new compatriots as they enter a male dominated world of Cold War deception, sexism, and danger. They will be tested to the limits of their resources as they are given directives leading them into difficult moral choices. Some of them will not not make it through training and those who do will face the constant pressure of secrecy and bodily harm while constantly pushing against glass ceilings.
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