A Sting in Her Tale - Publishing in the UK on July 3, 2025

Mark Ezra

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When retired former spy Felicity Jardine’s mission to drown herself is interrupted by a baby drifting down river, her training kicks in at once. She saves the baby, and conceals herself from the shady-looking man who is searching for it

Then an elderly neighbour to whom she bears a resemblance is found dead, and Felicity knows she’s been rumbled. She has to dust off the highly trained and resourceful secret service officer she used to be, ensure the safety of the baby, and re-enter the fray.

She can count on the help of two former MI6 colleagues to identify the murderer and find out exactly what’s going on. But Felicity soon realises that her work in 1970s Germany and her present are entangled – and she must face some hard truths before she can confront the demons of her past.

Mark Ezra was educated at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire and at Film School in London.  During his first year Mark won an inter-film school competition with a fellow student to make a film for the National Union of Students around Europe and North Africa.  He first entered the film industry as an editor, and Mark eventually became an accomplished British film director, producer, and screenwriter.   

Mark wrote and directed the film Savage Hearts starring Richard Harris, Maryam D’Abo, Jerry Hall and future Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes.  Mark also wrote Steal starring Steven Dorff, Natasha Henstridge and Stephen Berkoff – which was a #1 hit in Europe before being acquired by Miramax in the US – and Mark then co-produced the smash hit Waking Ned Devine.