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The Alpine Retreat

Eric Peterkin

"Christopher Huang's knack for creating mysteries in the Golden Age tradition is displayed splendidly in A PRETENDER'S MURDER."
—Martin Edwards, author of the Rachel Savernake mysteries The year is 1925. A labyrinth of roads and rails spirals out from the bones of a nearly forgotten settlement. Londinium. Once the far-flung edge of the vast Roman Empire, it is now the seat of a greater one. Few have given more for the Empire than Colonel Hadrian Russell. Robbed of his four sons by the Great War, he now holds court as the acting president of the Britannia, a prestigious soldiers-only club in London. But when the Colonel is shot and thrown out the club’s front window, it seems the shadows of the Great War may extend further than previously thought. Lieutenant Eric Peterkin, newly installed secretary at the Britannia, finds himself thrust into the role of detective after Scotland Yard points fingers at friends he knows are innocent. But is the true murderer an unknown spy? Or a recently resurfaced friend of the Colonel’s dead sons? Or is it one of the Colonel’s four widowed daughters-in-law, who by all appearances paid him complete devotion? Accusations from personal betrayal to wartime espionage mount among the suspects as Eric's investigation draws him back to scenes and sites of a war he’s sought to leave behind. From the greening fields of Flanders and the springtime streets of Paris to the sterile wards of a Swiss sanatorium, and back to the Britannia itself, Eric finds that even myths leave behind bones.

Colonel Russell before the War had four sons; now he has four widowed daughters-in-law, each facing the aftermath in her own iconic way. An old friend of the Colonel’s dead sons resurfaces, reawakening tales of wartime espionage — enemy spies preying on the unwitting families at home — and is he really who he says? When the Colonel is thrown bodily through an upstairs window of his London Club, Eric Peterkin is once again called to investigate. Eric Peterkin’s second mystery is about recognising that war impacts more than just the men who fought: there are wheels turning behind the scenes and strings being pulled from afar, and the people we leave behind might ultimately leave us behind. Set in the 1920s and the aftermath of the Great War, the story honours the period by reflecting the changing social mores, the gradual emancipation of women, the questioning of tradition, and the illusion of innocence — the truth behind the facade, against a backdrop of ongoing war trauma.

A Pretender's Murder

The Jewel Hunters

gripping historical fiction about the search for lost crown jewels, from the author of The Fair Botanists

The Jewel Keepers

An affectionate riff on high-concept mystery trend as exemplified by Richard Osman and Bella Mackie, meeting the heart of Only Murders in the Building.

I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home

The Wrecker’s Girl

Immortal

The brand new psychological thriller from the Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author

Make You Mine

The gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Sophie Hannah, with an unguessable twist you'll never see coming...

The gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Sophie Hannah, with an unguessable twist you'll never see coming...

the twisty new thriller from bestselling author of The Couple at the Table

The Opposite of Murder

YOU CAN RUNPolice called to a crime scene on a quiet suburban street are shocked to find a woman being held captive. YOU CAN HIDEWhen the remains of more victims are discovered, it seems that the notorious Red River Killer, who has been abducting women for twenty years, has finally been identified. BUT HE'S STILL OUT THEREDI Will Turner leads the investigation. The killer may be running, but he's certainly not hiding - and the hunt for his next victim is very much underway . . .

YOU CAN RUN Police called to a crime scene on a quiet suburban street are shocked to find a woman being held captive. YOU CAN HIDE When the remains of more victims are discovered, it seems that the notorious Red River Killer, who has been abducting women for twenty years, has finally been identified. BUT HE'S STILL OUT THERE DI Will Turner leads the investigation. The killer may be running, but he's certainly not hiding - and the hunt for his next victim is very much underway . . .

You Can Run

NOUNS

You've read about the Finbow trial. You've seen it in the tabloids. You've watched it when it appeared on the news, unable to peel your eyes away from the spectacle of it all. Famous, wealthy Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to access to her trust fund. Jean, claiming that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal. I'll tell you now that you shouldn't believe either of them. Only I can tell you the truth. But everything I say is in her defence.

You've read about the Finbow trial. You've seen it in the tabloids. You've watched it when it appeared on the news, unable to peel your eyes away from the spectacle of it all. Famous, wealthy Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to access to her trust fund. Jean, claiming that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal. I'll tell you now that you shouldn't believe either of them. Only I can tell you the truth. But everything I say is in her defence.

A dark and gripping courtroom drama for readers of Gillian Flynn and Sarah Vaughan

The Alpine Retreat

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