Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this ebook.
From the outset I knew that this book was right up my street, strong female protagonist, post WW2 era, spies and a PI who is a charismatic Irish man. It’s a very well written story, lots of character nuance, and references to racial and sexual intolerance. I enjoyed this book enormously. I hope that there will be many others in a series based on these unusual and credible characters.
A very strong 4/5 stars from me.

Review: Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club
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Thank you to Allison & Busby and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this delightful mystery!

From the very first page, I felt an instant connection to Beattie Cavendish. She’s a compelling and likeable lead—sharp, witty, and just very human. The storyline moved at a decent pace, with just the right balance of intrigue and charm to keep me hooked throughout.

The cast of characters were equally engaging, and the mystery kept me guessing right up until the final reveal. It’s rare to find a cosy crime that strikes such a perfect tone between suspense and warmth, but this one delivers beautifully.

I’m already looking forward to what comes next—this feels like the beginning of a very promising series. Highly recommended for fans of cosy crime with smart plotting and a strong central character.

I read this ARC in exchange for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

This is a new author to me and the book title read sold it to me
I thoroughly enjoyed this read

Highly recommend

I really wanted to like this more than I did. It has all the promises of a good series starter...strong heroine, spy thrills, a hint of romance, a favorite location setting of mine (London), but I just didn't connect with it as I wanted to.

To be honest, the only thing that I really enjoyed here was the heroine, Beattie Cavendish. She's a feisty, intelligent and strong heroine (a member of a covert post-war intelligence organization). I'd like to know more about her background in the war and her family issues, and I assume that the reader will learn more as the series goes along. She's a fascinating combination of bravery (in her job) and vulnerability in her dealings with her parents.

I felt the storyline was not as engaging as it could have been and also found it rather slow in places. As for the other characters, they felt one-dimensional and unfortunately not as well-developed as they could have been.

I'm willing to read the next in series in the hope that I will find myself more involved and invested.

My thanks to NetGalley and Allison & Busby for providing the early ARC of Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club for review. The opinions are strictly my own.

This is a gripping and compelling spy novel set in London just after the end of WW2, just as the Cold War was hotting up and bringing new levels of fear to governments across the globe.
The writing is stylish and sophisticated, evoking the era of thick London smogs, men smartly dressed in suit, hat and coat, and women once again having to fight for places of work after the men who survived the war returned to their old jobs.
I loved the characterisation, particularly Beattie herself, living a double life, and the Irish private detective, Patrick Corrigan, scarred for life in the war and now well and truly down on his luck. I do hope these characters will return in future novels. I really want to know what happened next. Always the sign of a particularly good novel.
The prejudices of the era - 'No Blacks, No Irish' in the boarding house windows - and a sleazy Soho night club, regularly raided by the police - helped colour a fascinating backdrop to a superb plot.

Beattie Cavendish on her return from France in WW2 is working for a secret government department and is asked to make contact with Ashley Bowen (son of Ralph Bowen set to become the next Foreign Secretary). It is at this point she meets Patrick Corrigan, a private detective and they join forces to solve a murder. I thorough enjoyed this book it has many twists in the plot and the characters are well written. My thanks go to #netgalley, the publishers and the author for sending me the advanced reader copy in return for an open and honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, great scene setting and descriptions overall in the story which is set after the Second World War.

I loved the main character Beattie, she had an excellent backstory, was well fleshed out and I really enjoyed her inner monologue - she was plucky and tenacious.

I also had a soft spot for her unexpected partner in crime, Corrigan. He too, had a well established backstory and provided some laughs throughout.

It’s a brilliant story about spies at the dawn of the cold War and I thought it was a great read - and I’m hoping it’s actually the start of a series

Beattie Cavendish is an independantly minded women, working for a government department after war service in France during WW2. She meets Patrick T Corrigan in an unusual way and they start working together to find the murderer in a case that has been hushed-up, supposedly for political reasons. They make a good team. It's a good plot with some interesting characters. I enjoyed the book and look forward to seeing how the series progresses. With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-ARC for an early read and review.

Set in 1948 this book is very much a spy thriller. The story’s heroine is Beattie Cavendish who was a Secret Operations Executive agent during World War Two and who is finding being a civilian again after her war exploits very hard to deal with. She jumps at the chance to work for the new intelligence agency and is soon infiltrating the household of Ralph Bowen, politician and possible member of the communist party. Murder soon follows and Beattie and her detective friend set out to solve the mystery which leads them to The White Pearl Club.
This book is fast paced and certainly a page turner. I loved the author’s characterization and the sense of urgency that she brought to the story. This is a favourite era of mine, end of WW2 and the beginnings of the Cold War and this story definitely did not disappoint. Highly recommended.

I always say that this really isn’t my genre, but I do seem to enjoy these books….

This one I have to say is possibly my favourite. It’s absolutely brilliant. I love Beattie and I was completely absorbed in the story. I honestly enjoyed every second.

It’s fast paced, exciting, and not romantic (thankfully!).

An absolute gem 💎 of a book!

My thanks to Netgalley and Allison & Busby for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.