A Nasty Business: The Journey Begins (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798985526509)

In the 1970's. a directive was issued by the British Ministry of Defence to employ more women in crucial roles. This is a story of a young woman living in a small English village that through a series of events, finds herself recruited to join a new group tied to British Intelligence. Nicollette Beverley is caught between the safe and secure life of the village or following her yearning to find something bigger in the outside world and within herself. She deals with the emotion and angst as she accepts the recruitment, leaves her village and begins her secret training, separating from the life she knows and entering into the shadowy world of espionage. We follow her journey and experiences form a Cold War prisoner exchange, to an operation in Bulgaria and finally, completing a mission in the Middle East as she grows into her role in British Intelligence.

"Few novels from any era bring us a heroine like Nasty Business's Nicolette Beverly. In this fast-paced story, Andy Goldsmith leads the reader on a rollercoaster ride-time-traveling expertly back to 1970s England and into the Cold War as the British Intelligence begins to train young women, sorely needed, into its espionage program. Following Nicky and her friends through tough training and into their first mission will keep you turning the page in anticipation. You cheer for these smart and savvy young women who are quickly putting the old guard on notice with athleticism, brains, and killer instincts to get the job done."

- Victoria Bruce, Author of No Apparent Danger, Hostage Nation & Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society.