The Amber Shadows - Softcover

Lucy Ribchester

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147113928X ISBN 13: 9781471139284

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2016

Synopsis

Bletchley Park typist Honey Deschamps spends her days at a type-x machine in Hut 6, transcribing the decrypted signals from the German Army, doing her bit to help the British war effort.

Halfway across the world Hitler's armies are marching into Leningrad, leaving a trail of destruction and pillaging the country's most treasured artworks, including the famous Amber Room - the eighth wonder of the world.

As reports begin filtering through about the stolen amber loot, Honey receives a package, addressed to her, carried by a man she has never seen before. He claims his name is Felix Plaidstow and that he works in Hut 3. The package is postmarked from Russia, branded with two censors' stamps. Inside is a small flat piece of amber, and it is just the first of several parcels.

Caught between fearing the packages are a trap set by the authorities to test her loyalty or a desperate cry for help, Honey turns to the handsome enigmatic Felix Plaidstow. But then her brother is found beaten to death in nearby woods and suddenly danger is all around…

About this title

About the Author

Lucy Ribchester was born in Edinburgh in 1982. She studied English at the University of St Andrews and Shakespearean Studies at Kings College London. In 2013 she received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award for the opening chapters of The Hourglass Factory. Her short fiction has been published in journals in the UK and US, and she writes about dance and circus for several magazines and websites including The List, Fest and Dance Tabs. The Hourglass Factory is her first novel.

Review

`Lucy Ribchester's The Amber Shadows is a spooky and complex psychological thriller set in Bletchley Park during the second world war. Atmospheric and engaging' -- Ian Rankin on The Amber Shadows `A fascinating historical mystery from a talented new author...fascinating historical detail and brilliant description' * WE LOVE THIS BOOK on The Hourglass Factory * `A glorious tome encapsulating the London of 1912 set amidst suffragettes and circuses' * THE MITFORD SOCIETY on The Hourglass Factory * `A tale of murder, subversion, class and the fight for equality...A most enjoyable read' -- NAOMI FRISBY on The Hourglass Factory * THE WRITES OF WOMAN * `This whodunit teems with larger-than-life characters...Yet this is also, in part, a historical novel, with landmark events (often not seen as being contemporaneous to one another)...all breathing life into Ribchester's London' * GUARDIAN on The Hourglass Factory * A sexy fast-paced historical murder mystery...a thrilling combination of corsets, Emmeline Pankhurst and female journalists...' * THE HERALD on The Hourglass Factory * `An entertaining romp' * THE LIST on The Hourglass Factory * `Set in London two years before the start of The Great War, it's a world where newspapers are produced in smoke-filled rooms up rickety stairs' * SUNDAY POST on The Hourglass Factory * `Unexpected plot twists, glamorous underworlds...a really mesmerising piece of historical fiction' * HELLO! MAGAZINE on The Hourglass Factory * `Its fast-paced plot fizzes with intrigue... this story is too good to miss. With a motley crew of characters and a helping of period detail, it is a fantastically fun page-turner that pulses with all the energy of London streets' * THE LADY on The Hourglass Factory * `Page-turning commercial historical fiction...a serious one to watch' -- VIV GROSKOP on The Hourglass Factory * RED MAGAZINE * `Its energy, crackle and humour is infectious' -- ELIZABETH BUCHAN on The Hourglass Factory * DAILY MAIL * `Rollicking whodunit adventure...terrific' -- Ian Rankin on The Hourglass Factory

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147113928X
• ISBN 13: 9781471139284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464