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The support and passion within the Black community (and Lizzie’s own family) is brilliantly depicted, shot through as it is with sadness about their brothers and sisters who are still in slavery. I think this book has a great balance of humour and seriousness, which is perfect when writing a good book.

Then there is the antagonist (The Shadow) who we do not find out the name of until much later in the story. The story was exciting and mysterious since until the end it was not clear whether a falling chandelier that almost killed Elizabeth’s father while he was playing Othello in the theatre was an accident or a purposeful act.

Ond pan maen nhw’n dal llygaid ei gilydd yn y theatr un noson, mae’r ddwy wrth eu boddau o weld merch Ddu arall o’r un oed. There is also the added drama of the theatrical background, with jealous actresses, and a disappearing stagehand. I highly recommend this book to young readers as the story is easy to read with its chain of events that stirs up curiosity in the reader until its end. Her debut short story appeared in The Very Merry Murder Club, edited by Robin Stevens and Serena Patel.This is told at pace and the reader is totally caught up in the story, told sometimes in letters, with occasional notes as to where the two are in their deductions. Drama and Danger is perfect for fans of the Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens and The Sinclair Mysteries by Katherine Woodfine. Lizzie’s father is almost killed and the girls feel it is their duty to find out who tried to kill him.

Packed with atmosphere and charged with tension, this is a hugely enjoyable mystery set in the dangerous Georgian era. None of the events in the book were expected through my eyes – I was sure they had discovered who did the crime when yet another suspect was introduced!Thirdly, Belle’s house, which is a massive mansion of a place which -despite its size – is quite bare of people. From the descriptions of the Jamaica Coffee House to the candle lit theatre chandeliers Georgian London is vividly brought to life. But when they catch each other’s eyes at the theatre one night, each is delighted to see another Black girl her own age.