Squirrel and Swan: Precious Things

Paige and Sophie have just graduated with PhDs in psychology—so now what? Disillusioned with the academic environment and ready for a new challenge, Paige convinces Sophie they should open a detective agency. What they lack in training and contacts they make up for with tenacity, diligence and psychological expertise: Paige understands the mechanics of the mind while Sophie can read human behaviour like a book. And they make the perfect detective duo because no one notices Paige, but everyone notices Sophie. But, it’s harder than it looks on TV, and it seems as if they might have bitten off more than they can chew. Finally, they get an actual case—the Remuera Pet Napper—as well as the intriguing possibility of a missing student, Polly Dixon. This could be the break they need, but can they solve these cases in time to save S & S Investigations?

Squirrel & Swan is a projected series of contemporary fiction novellas about two PhD graduates who leave academia to open a detective agency. In a comedic-cosy-crime style, Squirrel & Swan explores the complexity, humour and frustration of human interaction against the backdrop of Paige and Sophie’s crime-solving endeavours.

If you liked Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, you’ll love Squirrel & Swan.

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*Note, Squirrel & Swan: Precious Things is a 55,000 word novella.