The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

"Intriguing . . . a captivating wartime whodunit." -Boston Globe

London, 1920. In the aftermath of the Great War and a devastating family tragedy, Laurence Bartram has turned his back on the world. But with a well-timed letter, an old flame manages to draw him back in. Mary Emmett's brother John--like Laurence, an officer during the war--has apparently killed himself while in the care of a remote veterans' hospital, and Mary needs to know why.

Aided by his friend Charles--a dauntless gentleman with detective skills cadged from mystery novels--Laurence begins asking difficult questions. What connects a group of war poets, a bitter feud within Emmett's regiment, and a hidden love affair? Was Emmett's death really a suicide, or the missing piece in a puzzling series of murders? As veterans tied to Emmett continue to turn up dead, and Laurence is forced to face the darkest corners of his war experiences, his own survival may depend on uncovering the truth.

"An elegant, moving read." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Elizabeth Speller is a lecturer and freelance writer. She has a long-standing fascination with the ancient world, which she has followed through undergraduate and graduate studies in classics at Cambridge University, as well as independent research. She authored the libretto for Paul McCartney's Goodbye, which was written in memory of his late wife Linda. She is based in the United Kingdom.

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ISBN 13	9780547737409
ISBN 10	0547737408
Titel	The Return of Captain John Emmett
Autor	Elizabeth Speller
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Mariner Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-06-26
Seitenanzahl	448
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