Beverley Jones – författare

*AN EVENING STANDARD BEST THRILLERS TO READ IN 2022*'This gripping thriller explores what it's like to have a picture perfect life but with a deep and secret past' EVENING STANDARD'I devoured it in a single sitting' C. J. COOPER, author of THE BOOK CLUB'A tense, page-turning thriller' LISA BALLANTYNE, author of ONCE UPON A LIE___________When Grace Jensen returns to her home one day, she finds a body in a pool of blood and a menacing gift left for her.The community of Lookout Beach is shocked by such a brutal intrusion in their close-knit neighbourhood - particularly to a family as successful and well-liked as the Jensens - and a police investigation to find the trespasser begins.But Grace knows who's after her. She might have changed her name and moved across the world, deciding to hide on the Oregon coast, but she's been waiting seventeen years for what happened in the small Welsh town where she grew up to catch-up with her.Grace might seem like the model neighbour and mother, but nobody in Lookout Beach - not even her devoted husband Elias - knows the real her. Or how much blood is on her hands.___________The hottest, edge-of-your-seat summer thriller, perfect for fans of THE HOLIDAY by T. M. Logan and BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING . . .'I have devoured this book in one sitting with no regrets. I NEED more''A page turner of a book, I couldn't put it down. 5 stars all the way''Utterly captivating . . . Compelling, addictive''Wow, I loved this one. The perfect setting with a gripping storyline''Atmospheric, dark and chilling, I couldn't put it down!''A page turner . . . loved everything about this book''Definitely one to pack in your bag for holiday''An absolutely wonderful and thrilling page turner. It had me on the edge of my seat'

*AN EVENING STANDARD BEST THRILLERS TO READ IN 2022*

''This gripping thriller explores what it''s like to have a picture perfect life but with a deep and secret past'' EVENING STANDARD''I devoured it in a single sitting'' C. J. COOPER, author of THE BOOK CLUB''A tense, page-turning thriller'' LISA BALLANTYNE, author of ONCE UPON A LIE___________When Grace Jensen returns to her home one day, she finds a body in a pool of blood and a menacing gift left for her.The community of Lookout Beach is shocked by such a brutal intrusion in their close-knit neighbourhood - particularly to a family as successful and well-liked as the Jensens - and a police investigation to find the trespasser begins.But Grace knows who''s after her. She might have changed her name and moved across the world, deciding to hide on the Oregon coast, but she''s been waiting seventeen years for what happened in the small Welsh town where she grew up to catch-up with her.Grace might seem like the model neighbour and mother, but nobody in Lookout Beach - not even her devoted husband Elias - knows the real her. Or how much blood is on her hands.___________The hottest, edge-of-your-seat summer thriller, perfect for fans of THE HOLIDAY by T. M. Logan and BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING . . .

''I have devoured this book in one sitting with no regrets. I NEED more''''A page turner of a book, I couldn''t put it down. 5 stars all the way''''Utterly captivating . . . Compelling, addictive''''Wow, I loved this one. The perfect setting with a gripping storyline''''Atmospheric, dark and chilling, I couldn''t put it down!''''A page turner . . . loved everything about this book''''Definitely one to pack in your bag for holiday''''An absolutely wonderful and thrilling page turner. It had me on the edge of my seat''

Cults, revolutions, race. A teens wild ride to find freedom. In this no-holds-barred story, Beverley Jones reveals her rollicking, roller-coaster ride towards self-discovery spanning her teenage years, during which she breaks free from a religious cult, jumps into the deep end of the Sixties social revolution, and explores the racial confusion in her family who were amongst the earliest Eurasians to immigrate to Australia in the wake of the demise of colonialism in Asia.Beverley's journey begins in the outlying western suburbs of Sydney, Australia which is the catalyst for her feeling trapped by social, racial and religious isolation.It exposes the vulnerability of a child making decisions in an adult world, exploring how much Beverley was prepared to risk by pushing boundaries in the pursuit of personal freedom.Whirligigs in the Backyard is a must read if you still have questions about some of your own youthful decisions.