Shirley Ballas Author Talk

Shirley Ballas is Queen of Latin Ballroom, an author, and head judge on BBC One's prime time show Strictly Come Dancing. Originally from Wallasey, Shirley has been dancing since the age of 7. She is 3-time ‘British Open to the World' Latin American Champion, 10-time US Latin American Champion, and multiple-times British National Champion. Shirley is one of the most renowned dancers in the world.

Murder on the Dance Floor is Shirley's first foray into fiction and will be the first book of The Sequin Mysteries which will take inspiration from Shirley's 40-year career on the dance floor. She will be joined onstage by award-winning author Sheila McClure.

When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of the festival, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot. There's only one person who can help her delve into the mystery: her former student and private detective, Susie Cooper. But Susie vowed she'd never return to the ballroom – let alone go undercover as a professional dancer when there's a killer on the loose...

As the competition gets even fiercer and the bodies start to pile up, can the unlikely dance-detective duo unravel the rumours from the rumbas and expose the murderer's identity, before they strike again?

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