""'Dave Jeffery has created a tale that is intelligent and fun from start to finish. This is one romping adventure!' "" - The Baxter Bulletin ""'This is a great feast with course after course of satisfying dishes. Excellent!' "" - Bookreview.com ""'I had a hard time laying this book down - wonderful!' "" - Readerviews.com Description A 12 year old girl. A 200 year old secret. Beatrice Beecham - Adventure has new ingredients! If it is well known that laughter is good for your mental health; then take a look inside this book! About the Author Dave Jeffery is 43 and lives in Worcestershire, UK. Dave started writing when he was 10 years old, and couldn't find anything better to do one Saturday afternoon. He turned to creating fantasy worlds rather that challenge deficits in his personality that did not help him to make any friends. It has always been an ambition to write full time but, in reality, this is just another one of his puerile, misguided fantasies. When he is not writing, Dave works with people who endure mental health issues - a job that he has loved for the past twenty-four years. Apparently, he's even published books on the subject. Dave is married to his long suffering wife, Justine, and has two children; both of which consider their father to be something of a weirdo.

Dorsal Finn is a sleepy town, nestled in a small crescent shaped bay, facing the gleaming Atlantic Ocean. In its one hundred and ninety-eight year history the town has come to know mystery and skullduggery like the dearest of friends, so much so it has now become quite normal to have the odd explosion here or missing person there without many of the townsfolk raising as much as an eyebrow. And it is in the town of Dorsal Finn that one Beatrice Beecham now resides, a girl of remarkable talent amongst which is an absolute, innate gift for finding trouble. Within these pages are all kinds of trouble: witches, shaman, and sea monsters, to name but a few. Yet Beatrice is to find out that of all the terrible things lurking in the shows of Dorsal Finn, the biggest threat may come from the town itself.

The fate of the world rests in the hands of four dysfunctional teenagers and a bunch of oddball adults. What could possibly go wrong? This supernatural / adventure / mystery novel is perfect for fans of The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators, Goonies, Monster Club, Lost Boys, and Miss Peregrine. It might be a YA book perfect for ages 13 and older, but it’s a fun read no matter what age you are. Dorsal Finn is a sleepy coastal town facing the gleaming Atlantic Ocean. It is a town with quaint customs and inhabited by people who are as welcoming as they are weird. It is also a place where long lost tombs hide long held secrets. Because beneath Dorsal Finn lies The Dark Heart, an ancient and malevolent entity determined to be free of its eternal prison. It has lured allies to the town, people with corrupt agendas determined to resurrect the greatest evil history has ever known, and in doing so release The Dark Heart upon an unsuspecting world. What could possibly go wrong? Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing – Tales from the Darkest Depths Interview with the author: Why is this YA Book so Special? Dave Jeffery: Beatrice Beecham is a YA novel with a difference. Teenagers and adults are both central to the plot, and it uses high doses of humour to tackle very dark themes, including some of the terrible, very real histories of our past. Using these elements it is a book that will not only entertain teenagers and adults alike, it will also leave readers thinking about some of the deeper questions raised as the story unfolds. Tell us a bit more about your main character. Dave Jeffery: Beatrice Beecham is fifteen years old. She has fiery red hair and not tolerance of bullies. As well as worshipping TV chef Jamie Oliver she also has the inherent ability to find trouble. And the town of Dorsal Finn has plenty of trouble lurking beneath its calm and placid exterior. Beatrice discovers the town has plans for her too, naming her as the Incorruptible Heart, the arch nemesis of the malevolent entity imprisoned beneath Dorsal Finn itself! Do you have any other Beatrice Beecham books? Dave Jeffery: Beatrice features in two other novels that describe how she arrived at Dorsal Finn: Beatrice Beecham’s Fearsome Feast and Beatrice Beecham’s Fete of Fate. She also features in a collection of short stories titled Beatrice Beecham’s Houseful of Horrors. What will Beatrice be up to next? Dave Jeffery: Beatrice will return in a new novel, Ship of Shadows, published by Crystal Lake Publishing in September 2017. Beatrice Beecham eBook categories: Teen & Young Adult Horror and friendship Mystery Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Thrillers Supernatural Thriller Coming of age adventure Teen action adventure Mystery occult noir novel Dark Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller British Horror Fiction Small Town Mystery Horror Suspense

A Beatrice Beecham Mystery. When librarian Agnes Clutterbuck reports strange noises in the historical section of Dorsal Finn's town library, Beatrice and The Newshounds set out to investigate. But what they find is something that the world always hoped to keep in the past ...