Tug of War by Barbara Cleverly

Tug of War by Barbara Cleverly

1926. The war-ravaged vineyards of France. In this masterpiece of suspense from CWA Historical Dagger Award-winner Barbara Cleverly, a nameless soldier plunges Scotland Yard inspector Joe Sandilands into a shifting world of deception, rage, and murder.

A well-earned vacation takes a sharp detour when Sandilands is called to France, where a shell-shocked patient--a tragic casualty of war--is in the throes of a violent nightmare. Trying to determine the mystery man's identity proves a difficult, internationally delicate task: several families are claiming the unknown soldier as their own.

But it is at a famed ch teau, where the wine flows and disturbing secrets abound, that Sandilands meets a woman who takes his investigation in a chillingly different direction. Strong-willed and alluring Aline Houdart's husband has been missing and presumed dead for nearly ten years. Her true motives are as elusive as the truth about a long-ago night.when a horrific crime was committed and lives changed forever. Now Sandilands, an ex-soldier himself, a man who has seen his share of bloodshed and sorrow, is waging his own battle for justice. It is a fight for his fallen comrades that will unmask a killer. Or bury the truth forever.

Barbara Cleverly is a Durham University graduate who was born in the north of England. She is a former teacher who now resides in Cambridge. The Last Kashmiri Rose, Odd Visions of Death, The Blood Royal, Not My Blood, A Spider in the Cup, Enter Pale Death, and Diana's Altar are among the thirteen books in the Joe Sandilands series.

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ISBN 13	9780385341837
ISBN 10	0385341830
Title	Tug of War
Author	Barbara Cleverly
Series	Joe Sandilands
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	2008-04-29
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.