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Dazzling read: Murder on the Dancefloor, Shirley Ballas

I am thrilled to be adding some sequins, a spray tan and some glamour to my blog today with this read.

Sophie Ellis-Bextoring the plot:

When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot.

There’s only one person who can help Lily solve the mystery: her former student, now turned private detective, Susie Cooper. But Susie vowed she’d never return to the ballroom . . .

As the competition gets fiercer and the bodies pile up, Susie will be forced to go undercover in Blackpool and come face to face with a man she thought she’d left behind. Can Lily and Susie unravel the rumours from the rumbas and expose the murderer’s identity before they strike again?

Sex, lies and ballroom dancing. Murder on the Dance Floor is a backstage pass to a world where the most ambitious will stop at nothing to win.


Bobs and Books honest review:


The only good thing for me with the Autumn/Winter fast approaching is the return of Strictly to our screens. This book is the perfection companion to the Saturday night show.


As expected there was a lot of drama from the off which hooked me into this right away. I had no idea where there this might go, and the breadcrumbs of clues and red herrings kept me guessing until the big reveal at the end.


I loved the glitz and glamour and the backstage pass to dancing competition life this reveals the peek behind the curtain.


A great mystery with Lily and Susie as brilliant sleuths to get to the murder solved.


A splendid read. Fancy footwork, pacing/musicality spot on and characterisation just wonderful.


About the authors:

The Sequin Mysteries are written by Shirley Ballas & Sheila McClure.

Shirley Ballas is Queen of Latin Ballroom, an author, and head judge on BBC One’s prime time show Strictly Come Dancing. Originally from Wallasey, Shirley has been dancing since the age of seven. She is three-time ‘British Open to the World’ Latin American Champion, ten-time US Latin American Champion, and multiple-times British National Champion. Shirley is one of the most renowned dancers in the world.


Sheila McClure was a news and entertainment producer/cameraman for over a decade. Now she raises cows, walks her dogs and writes romcoms and cosy crime. She has also written women’s fiction as Daisy Tate (Bicycle Built for Sue and Happy Glampers) and award-winning romance as Annie O’Neil.


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