DI Herbert Reardon investigates the murder of an enigmatic woman who was about to leave her comfortable life behind and mysteriously disappear in this pageturning 1930s historical mystery with gaspworthy revelations.1935, Templewood, Worcestershire. Judge Warings glamorous wife Emilie is mysteriously missing and no one knows where she is until shes found the morning after a party at neighbouring Falquonroy Park, in a clearing in Templewoods grounds, strangled yet neatly laid out next to two pieces of matching luggage.What could possibly have brought Emilie to the site where the familys new home, The Spinney, was about to be built, equipped for travelling? Was she planning to leave with someone she knew? Who was determined that she should meet such a terrible end? As Detective Chief Inspector Herbert Bert Reardon and Sergeant Jago discover more about the enigmatic Emilie, they unravel terrible lies and devastating secrets stretching back years . . .This compelling historical mystery sharply conveys British society and politics of the interwar period of the 1930s. A great choice for fans of traditional mysteries with multilayered and engaging characters from Jacqueline Winspear and Anna Lee Huber.

Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: FFH; Weight: 520 g; Dimensions: 223 x 148 x 27

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