Felicity Radcliffe
Felicity Radcliffe is the author of the Grand Union series. She divides her time between a small English village, where she lives with her husband and dog, and a narrowboat on England's beautiful canal network, which forms the backdrop to the series. She is also the author of Ice Magic, a collection of stories and flash fiction for those who are short of time. She is currently writing the screenplay of the Grand Union series in response to feedback from readers who think it would translate well onto the small screen.
Crime Fiction
The Grand Union series
Union Clues
Broken Lock
Grand Stand
Ice Magic
The Grand Union series comprises three novels: Union Clues, Broken Lock and Grand Stand. Whilst narrowboats and inland waterways feature prominently, the books are a world away from the traditional canal-based travelogue. Union Clues is narrated by three strong female protagonists - Stella, an Oxbridge graduate, resentful wife and anxious mother, Nancy a feisty rock star whose career has imploded and Dawn, an ambitious police detective with a troubled home life. In Broken Lock and Grand Stand other characters join the trio and tell their stories, including Nathan, an ex-convict battling to rebuild his life and Lanh, a victim without a voice. At the heart of the series lies a highly unusual crime, which sets off a train of events that gains momentum with each book. Felicity can't reveal anything more without giving away the plot, but she is confident that readers won't have encountered a crime like this in any other novel - ever. However, these are not pure crime novels. The Grand Union series is about friendship, guilt, revenge, courage, deceit, despair, love, loyalty and - above all - self-discovery.
