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Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower
The stage is set for a thrilling mystery!
Gracie Fairshaw is delighted to get a sneak preview of the Children's Ballet's Christmas spectacular.
But when the curtain rises, things go horribly wrong for the young dancers.
Accidents, pranks and a poison pen letter make Gracie wonder if someone is trying to spoil the show.
Can Gracie and her friends stop the saboteur before their final act?
Gracie Fairshaw is delighted to get a sneak preview of the Children's Ballet's Christmas spectacular.
But when the curtain rises, things go horribly wrong for the young dancers.
Accidents, pranks and a poison pen letter make Gracie wonder if someone is trying to spoil the show.
Can Gracie and her friends stop the saboteur before their final act?
236 pages, Paperback
Published October 7, 2021
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About the author
Susan Brownrigg
7 books7 followersSusan Brownrigg is a Lancashire lass. She is the author of the Gracie Fairshaw mystery series - set in 1930s Blackpool - and Kintana and the Captain's Curse, a pirate treasure hunt with lemurs set in Madagascar.
Susan is a member of SCBWI British Isles and featured in the Undiscovered Voices 2016 anthology. She was awarded the Margaret Carey Scolarship in 2015.
Susan has worked as a journalist and sub-editor, she also worked in a number of heritage and wildlife education roles including jobs at Blackpool Zoo, Tatton Park, Quarry Bank Mill and Norton Priory Museum & Gardens. She now works as a library assistant.
She is a member of the Time Tunnellers historical authors group.
Susan is a member of SCBWI British Isles and featured in the Undiscovered Voices 2016 anthology. She was awarded the Margaret Carey Scolarship in 2015.
Susan has worked as a journalist and sub-editor, she also worked in a number of heritage and wildlife education roles including jobs at Blackpool Zoo, Tatton Park, Quarry Bank Mill and Norton Priory Museum & Gardens. She now works as a library assistant.
She is a member of the Time Tunnellers historical authors group.
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October 30, 2021
What an atmospheric read!
The thing I love most about Susan Brownrigg's historical fiction is the rich, layered world-building that can only be the result of meticulous research. I fell in love all over again with the Blackpool of yesteryear, and I loved learning about the Tower in the 1930s while engrossed in a compelling mystery. The book returns to Gracie Fairshaw of the Majestic, a guesthouse in the seaside town. However, in this novel, the backdrop for the action is Blackpool Tower's popular children's ballet, with a side serving of a contemporary toyshop and the newspaper offices of the Blackpool Gazette, all utterly compelling settings for me. Just as an aside, Brownrigg writes food really well - I felt I was there, the sea tang mingling with the waft of fish and chips and mince pies, with the distant rattling of the heritage trams. Fantastic, and highly recommended for its twists and turns!
The thing I love most about Susan Brownrigg's historical fiction is the rich, layered world-building that can only be the result of meticulous research. I fell in love all over again with the Blackpool of yesteryear, and I loved learning about the Tower in the 1930s while engrossed in a compelling mystery. The book returns to Gracie Fairshaw of the Majestic, a guesthouse in the seaside town. However, in this novel, the backdrop for the action is Blackpool Tower's popular children's ballet, with a side serving of a contemporary toyshop and the newspaper offices of the Blackpool Gazette, all utterly compelling settings for me. Just as an aside, Brownrigg writes food really well - I felt I was there, the sea tang mingling with the waft of fish and chips and mince pies, with the distant rattling of the heritage trams. Fantastic, and highly recommended for its twists and turns!
October 30, 2025
An enjoyable read, and the author has obviously done her research on the history of Blackpool Tower. Given the name of one of the characters, the author has obviously heard/read the well known monologues 'The Lion and Albert' written by Marriott Edgar......anyone interested in this can view old videos online of Stanley Holloway reciting this and also 'The Return of Albert' monologue. I imagine that not many will have spotted this, and most will be totally oblivious to 'The Lion and Albert'
November 10, 2021
Susan Brownrigg is a brilliant story teller. This is a well-told and well-written tale. Here the Family from One End Street, meets Noel Streatfield, meets the Secret Seven, with a good deal of quirkiness and a 21st problem thrown in. I hope Brownrigg will bring us many more episodes about Gracie.
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