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Synopsis:
Cumbria, 1967. Grieving the loss of her son, Cordelia Hemlock is in a village graveyard when lightning strikes a tumbledown tomb—and gives her a glimpse of a new corpse that doesn’t belong among the crumbling bones. But when the body vanishes, the authorities refuse to believe some hysterical outsider.
Cordelia persuades Felicity Goose, the only other person to have seen the corpse, to join her investigation. But the villagers don’t take kindly to their interference. There are those who believe the village’s secrets should remain buried . . . whatever the cost.
Review:
This might seem an odd book for History Corner, but it deals with an aspect of WWII that many of us may not be familiar with- POW Camps and French resistance. What seems simple- a body in a tomb, soon becomes the catalyst for breaking open secrets long held hidden in this small English village. Thanks to the base nearby, the village's residents have many tales to tale, and unfortunately the second death suddenly starts to seem suspicious and related to those secrets. As the unlikely duo of Felicity and Cordelia search out the truth, they find more than they bargained more and set their lives on paths very different than what they expected. Along the way the reader gets a healthy dose of WWII stories that could very well be true. Which makes for an interesting combination of historical and cozy mystery!
About the Author:
David Mark spent seven years as crime reporter for the Yorkshire Post and now writes full-time. A former Richard & Judy pick and Sunday Times bestseller, he is the author of nine police procedurals in the DS Aector McAvoy series and one historical novel. He lives in Northumberland with his family
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