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""'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.
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"What singles Jeffery out as an author worth binge-reading, is not just his versatility, his grasp of pace and atmosphere, or his engaging characterisation, it's the sheer joy and gusto he takes in telling compelling stories that you simply cannot put down." Jasper Bark, Splatterpunk award-winning writer of THE FINAL CUT and QUIET PLACES. "Jeffery is one of our best writers." - Chris Kelso, author of THE DREGS TRILOGY, I DREAM OF MIRRORS & VISTAS. "Jeffery is an author who knows his craft. The future of the genre is in safe hands with class writers like him around." - Paul Kane, bestselling and award-winning author of SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SERVANTS OF HELL, BEFORE and ARCANA. "A master of the craft." - William Meikle, bestselling author of THE S-SQUAD SERIES, WATCHERS and THE QUALITY OF MERCY. "There are few UK horror authors as versatile and inventive as Dave Jeffery." - Tony Jones, GINGER NUTS OF HORROR. Dave Jeffery is an award-winning author of 18 novels, two collections, and numerous short stories. His Necropolis Rising series and yeti adventure Frostbite have both featured on the Amazon #1 bestseller list, while the A Quiet Apocalypse series continues to garner critical acclaim. His YA work includes the Beatrice Beecham supernatural mystery series and Finding Jericho. His screenwriting credits include award winning short films Ascension and Derelict. Before retiring to write full-time, Jeffery worked in the NHS for 35 years specialising in the field of mental health nursing and risk management. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Health Studies. His novel Finding Jericho is an amalgamation of his experiences of working with service users who have experienced stigma and social exclusion due to their mental illness. As a novel, Finding Jericho (Demain Publishing) has featured on both the BBC Health and Independent Schools Entrance Examination Board's ‘Recommended Reading’ lists Jeffery is a member of the Society of Authors, British Fantasy Society (also as a regular book reviewer), and actively involved in the Horror Writers Association where he is a mentor on the HWA Mentorship Scheme and recipient of the HWA Mentor of the Year Award, 2022. He is also co-chair of the HWA Wellness Committee. Jeffery is married with two children and lives in Worcestershire, UK. Latest release: TRIBUNaL: A Quiet Apocalypse 4 Coming late 2023: The Devil Device (Crossroad Press)
