When the police slap on the handcuffs, Helen Merang's too shocked to protest. Besides, in a fluorescent ra-ra skirt and pink plastic roller skates, she's not looking her best.

Only three months before, she'd graced the London offices of an investment bank in a smart suit and heels. Now in a strange town, she's a waitress on wheels who can't keep her balance.

Alone and arrested for murder, who can Helen turn to for help?

The police want answers, starting with why she was cleaning blood off the knife while a body lay cold at her feet. How can Helen prove her innocence when the evidence is stacked against her?

Written in British English with a few sweary words, mild profanity and peril.

"The Murder Before Merangs"

by Carole Marples