Summary
“A stunner, exquisitely plotted and characterized, with Todd’s trademark meticulous backdrop of World War I-era England.”-Strand MagazineThe Great War is still raging when Francesca Hatton’s adored grandfather dies on the family estate in England’s isolated Exe Valley. Among his effects, Francesca is stunned to find an unsigned letter cursing the Hattons and their descendants. Then a stranger appears, accusing her grandfather of murder. Was the loving protector Francesca remembers really a vi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553586602 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553586602 |
| Author: | Charles Todd |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2004 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 169mm x 105mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Family upheaval intensified by wartime tragedy.” –Kirkus Reviews
“A stunner, exquisitely plotted and characterized, with Todd’s trademark meticulous backdrop of World War I-era England.”—Strand Magazine
“Todd’s mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days.”—Washington Post Book World
“Seamless … a compelling insight into the home front during 1916.”—Chicago Tribune
“A gripping novel of family secrets set against the tragedy of World War I.”—Mystery Lovers Bookshop News
“Many twists and turns, angst-ridden characters, and an evocative historical setting. A gripping read.”—Library Journal
About The Author
Charles Todd
CHARLES TODD is the author of A Fearsome Doubt, Watchers of Time, Legacy of the Dead, A Test of Wills, Wings of Fire, and Search the Dark. He lives on the East Coast, where he is at work on the next novel in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series, A Cold Treachery, which Bantam will publish in spring 2005.
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