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The Return of Captain John Emmett

A Mystery

by Elizabeth Speller ...

Series Book 1 - The Laurence Bartram Mysteries
A man investigates the deaths of his fellow veterans in this "haunting and beautifully written" novel of post–World War I England (C. S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries).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 ... Read more

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A man investigates the deaths of his fellow veterans in this "haunting and beautifully written" novel of post–World War I England (C. S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries).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
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The Sunlight On The Garden

A Family In Love, War And Madness

by Elizabeth Speller ...

In 1880, Ada Curtis bore Gerald Howard the first of several illegitimate children. Ada was a housemaid, the daughter of a Lincolnshire butcher. Gerald was her employer and the son of a once-grand family now obsessed with its own threadbare nobility. They thereby sent their descendants tumbling chaotically into the twentieth century. More than a century later, inspired by the stories, reinventions ... Read more

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In 1880, Ada Curtis bore Gerald Howard the first of several illegitimate children. Ada was a housemaid, the daughter of a Lincolnshire butcher. Gerald was her employer and the son of a once-grand family now obsessed with its own threadbare nobility. They thereby sent their descendants tumbling chaotically into the twentieth century. More than a century later, inspired by the stories, reinventions
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The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton

by Elizabeth Speller ...

Series Book 2 - The Laurence Bartram Mysteries
"Combines a Ruth Rendell–like psychological realism, an Agatha Christie–like plot and a Dickensian feel for life's roulette . . . Pulse-pounding" ( The Wall Street Journal) .When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the crumbling manor, the venerable church, and the memorial to the village's soldiers. But despite this idyllic setting, Easton ... Read more

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"Combines a Ruth Rendell–like psychological realism, an Agatha Christie–like plot and a Dickensian feel for life's roulette . . . Pulse-pounding" ( The Wall Street Journal) .When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the crumbling manor, the venerable church, and the memorial to the village's soldiers. But despite this idyllic setting, Easton
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The Return of Captain John Emmett

A Laurence Bartram Mystery

by Elizabeth Speller ...

Narrated by Matthew Brenher ...

Series series Laurence Bartram Mystery
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13 hours 57 min

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 why. What connects a group of war poets, a ... Read more

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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 why. What connects a group of war poets, a
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Following Hadrian : A Second-Century Journey through the Roman Empire

A Second-Century Journey through the Roman Empire

by Elizabeth Speller ...

One of the greatest--and most enigmatic--Roman emperors Hadrian stabilized the imperial borders established peace throughout the empire patronized the arts and built an architectural legacy that lasts to this day: the great villa at Tivoli the domed wonder of the Pantheon and the eponymous wall that stretches across Britain. Yet the story of his reign is also a tale of intrigue domestic discord ... Read more

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One of the greatest--and most enigmatic--Roman emperors Hadrian stabilized the imperial borders established peace throughout the empire patronized the arts and built an architectural legacy that lasts to this day: the great villa at Tivoli the domed wonder of the Pantheon and the eponymous wall that stretches across Britain. Yet the story of his reign is also a tale of intrigue domestic discord
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The First of July

by Elizabeth Speller ...

On July 1st, 1913, four very different men are leading four very different lives.Exactly three years later, it is just after seven in the morning, and there are a few seconds of peace as the guns on the Somme fall silent and larks soar across the battlefield, singing as they fly over the trenches. What follows is a day of catastrophe in which Allied casualties number almost one hundred thousand. A ... Read more

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On July 1st, 1913, four very different men are leading four very different lives.Exactly three years later, it is just after seven in the morning, and there are a few seconds of peace as the guns on the Somme fall silent and larks soar across the battlefield, singing as they fly over the trenches. What follows is a day of catastrophe in which Allied casualties number almost one hundred thousand. A
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Following Hadrian

A Second-Century Journey through the Roman Empire

by Elizabeth Speller ...

One of the greatest--and most enigmatic--Roman emperors, Hadrian stabilized the imperial borders, established peace throughout the empire, patronized the arts, and built an architectural legacy that lasts to this day: the great villa at Tivoli, the domed wonder of the Pantheon, and the eponymous wall that stretches across Britain. Yet the story of his reign is also a tale of intrigue, domestic ... Read more

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One of the greatest--and most enigmatic--Roman emperors, Hadrian stabilized the imperial borders, established peace throughout the empire, patronized the arts, and built an architectural legacy that lasts to this day: the great villa at Tivoli, the domed wonder of the Pantheon, and the eponymous wall that stretches across Britain. Yet the story of his reign is also a tale of intrigue, domestic
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The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton

A Laurence Bartram Mystery

by Elizabeth Speller ...

Narrated by Matthew Brenher ...

Series series Laurence Bartram Mystery series
Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the place: a crumbling manor, a venerable church, and a memorial to the village's soldiers, almost all of whom died in one bloody battle. Now peace prevails, but Easton Deadall remains haunted by tragedy - as does the Easton family. In 1911, five-year-old Kitty disappeared from her bed and has not been ... Read more

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When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the place: a crumbling manor, a venerable church, and a memorial to the village's soldiers, almost all of whom died in one bloody battle. Now peace prevails, but Easton Deadall remains haunted by tragedy - as does the Easton family. In 1911, five-year-old Kitty disappeared from her bed and has not been
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The Miss Silver Mysteries Volume Three

The Clock Strikes Twelve, The Key, and She Came Back

by Patricia Wentworth ...

Series series The Miss Silver Mysteries
A trio of World War II–era whodunits in the "ingenious [and] satisfying" mystery series featuring a British governess-turned-amateur-sleuth ( The Scotsman ).Meet Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess and "little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything" (Paula Gosling, author of the Jack Stryker mystery series).The Clock Strikes Twelve: A wealthy British family convenes in ... Read more

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A trio of World War II–era whodunits in the "ingenious [and] satisfying" mystery series featuring a British governess-turned-amateur-sleuth ( The Scotsman ).Meet Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess and "little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything" (Paula Gosling, author of the Jack Stryker mystery series).The Clock Strikes Twelve: A wealthy British family convenes in
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The Dower House Mystery. Illustrated

by Patricia Wentworth ...

In The Dower House Mystery, Patricia Wentworth spins a gripping tale of suspense, secrets, and deception set in the quiet English countryside. When Margot Lavington, a woman with a scandalous past, is found dead at the Dower House, the incident is swiftly ruled a suicide. But years later, questions begin to resurface—was it truly suicide, or something far more sinister? As new tenants arrive and ... Read more

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In The Dower House Mystery, Patricia Wentworth spins a gripping tale of suspense, secrets, and deception set in the quiet English countryside. When Margot Lavington, a woman with a scandalous past, is found dead at the Dower House, the incident is swiftly ruled a suicide. But years later, questions begin to resurface—was it truly suicide, or something far more sinister? As new tenants arrive and
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The Book of Strange New Things

A Novel

by Michel Faber ...

A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents.It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new ... Read more

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A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents.It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new
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Last Respects

by Catherine Aird ...

Series Book 10 - The Calleshire Chronicles
In this C. D. Sloan Mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, a body is found in the river—but the victim didn't drownWhen local fisherman Horace Boller decided to row his boat out on the tidal backwash of the river one morning, he couldn't have meant to land a catch like this. What he ended up with was a body floating on the river's surface. And judging by the state of the corpse, the ... Read more

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In this C. D. Sloan Mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, a body is found in the river—but the victim didn't drownWhen local fisherman Horace Boller decided to row his boat out on the tidal backwash of the river one morning, he couldn't have meant to land a catch like this. What he ended up with was a body floating on the river's surface. And judging by the state of the corpse, the
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