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The Mystery of Yew Tree House Lesley Thomson

The Mystery of Yew Tree House By Lesley Thomson

The Mystery of Yew Tree House by Lesley Thomson


The Mystery of Yew Tree House Summary

The Mystery of Yew Tree House: The gripping, must-read psychological procedural set during WWII for fans of Elly Griffiths by Lesley Thomson

A TIMES 2023 CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'Lesley Thomson at her considerable best - youll laugh, youll cry, youll never guess.' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Always a treat reading Lesley Thomson.' IAN RANKIN EIGHTY YEARS OF SECRETS. 1940. At Yew Tree House, recently widowed Adelaide Stride is raising her two daughters alone but its not just the threat of German invasion that keeps her up at night. She is surrounded by enemies posing as allies and, while war rages, she grows sure that something terrible is about to happen. A BODY THAT REVEALS THEM ALL. 2023. Soon after Stella Darnell begins her holiday at Yew Tree House, a skeleton is found in a pillbox at the bottom of the garden. The bullet hole in the skull tells her that the person was murdered. This triggers the unravelling of a mystery eighty years in the making. Stella will learn that Adelaide was right to worry the fighting might have been happening abroad, but the true enemy was always much closer to home... A unique take on the traditional murder mystery from critically acclaimed author, Lesley Thomson, for fans of Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid and Mari Hannah. 'Fiercely unique, it's a whodunnit on an epic scale.' SUN 'Thomson has created a complex mystery full of psychological suspense, worthy of Barbara Vine. She makes you feel the presence of evil. THE TIMES 'Elegant and spooky... A gripping demonstration that the past is never really the past.' MAIL ON SUNDAY Praise for The Detective's Daughter series: 'Cunningly plotted.' Mick Herron 'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction.' Sunday Times

The Mystery of Yew Tree House Reviews

Thomson has created a complex mystery full of psychological suspense, worthy of Barbara Vine. She makes you feel the presence of evil. * The Times, Best Crime Books of 2023 *
Lesley Thomson at her considerable best - youll laugh, youll cry, youll never guess. * Elly Griffiths *
Evokes the golden age of British crime fiction . . . the final revelation is jaw-dropping * The Sunday Times *
[An] elegant and spooky thriller... gripping * Mail on Sunday *
A well-crafted and emotionally convincing whodunnit * Morning Star *
Fiercely unique, it's a whodunnit on an epic scale * The Sun *
In the best traditions of the classic Whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grownups. * Sunday Express on The Detective's Daughter series *
A unique take on classic crime. -- Mick Herron on The Detective's Daughter series
Stella Darnell is one of the most original characters in British crime fiction. * Sunday Times on The Detective's Daughter series *

About Lesley Thomson

Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and the resulting series has sold over 800,000 copies. Lesley divides her time between Sussex and Gloucestershire. She lives with her partner and her dog. Visit her website at www.lesleythomson.co.uk.

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GOR013686336
9781804546185
1804546186
The Mystery of Yew Tree House: The gripping, must-read psychological procedural set during WWII for fans of Elly Griffiths by Lesley Thomson
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2024-04-11
320
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