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Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover

Book 90 of 107: British Library Crime Classics

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9780712352284: Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery (British Library Crime Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0712352287 ISBN 13: 9780712352284
Publisher: British Library Publishing, 2019

Synopsis



At the Central Criminal Court, an eager crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, an active participant in the Resistance during the war. She is now employed at the Family Hotel in Soho, where Major Eric Thoseby has been found murdered.

The cause of death? A stabbing reminiscent of techniques developed by the Maquisards. While the crime is committed in England, its roots are buried in a vividly depicted wartime France. Thoseby is believed to have fathered Lamartine's child, and the prosecution insist that his death is revenge for his abandonment of Lamartine and her arrest by the Gestapo.

A last-minute change in Lamartine's defence counsel grants solicitor Nap Rumbold just eight days to prove her innocence, with the highest of stakes should he fail.

The proceedings of the courtroom are interspersed with Rumbold's perilous quest for evidence, which is aided by his old wartime comrades.

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Publisher
British Library Publishing
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0712352287
ISBN 13 
9780712352284
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Rating
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