I've been trying to draft a short synopsis (less then 150 words) for the next McEvoy book, Digging for Gold. I'm not sure about the title or the synopsis. I'm trying to get something reasonably snappy, that'll make people want to read on. I don't know how long I've spent drafting and tweaking it, but I'm at the stage where I'm too close and need some independent feedback. What do you think? Okay? Any suggested edits (or back to the drawing board)?
Detective Superintendent Colm McEvoy has got himself ensnared in a tangle of work and women. Marianne Haas, a Dutch national and estate agent, is found hanging in a client’s house. Nearby, the remains of a young woman are discovered in a bog. Along the Irish border, rivalry between fuel smuggling gangs has led to murder and collaboration with a fiery superintendent. None of the three cases are straightforward and are little helped by the attention of an ambitious journalist and the resistance of local officers to outside help. To add spice to the mix, McEvoy finds himself flirting with one of his subordinates whilst relying on his lodger to look after his increasingly distant daughter. Undertaking one case is stressful, managing three and an evermore complex personal life is a potential nightmare. Rural Ireland is proving to be anything but an idyll.
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