A Nasty Business (ePub)

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.

A.R. (Andy) Goldsmith grew up in Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland. At a young age, he developed an interest in International Affairs and World Geography. The son of a feminist college professor and an amateur writer, he liked to write short stories in multiple genres. After retiring from his career in sales management, and combining his interest in international events, Andy decided to introduce a new type of character, a young woman, into the typically male dominated arena of espionage. Thus, he developed his first protagonist Nicollette Beverley, a young woman recruited into the world of secrets. The novel follows her training and professional growth, her emotional interior and personal strength, leading up to her first mission. Andy lives in Ellicott City, Maryland with his wife, Pauline, his children, their spouses, and his grandchildren.