Elizabeth Speller Books
The return of Captain John Emmett
Mary Emmett's brother John, an officer during the recently ended World War I, has apparently killed himself while in the care of a remote veterans' hospital, and Mary needs to know why. She contac...
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The return of Captain John Emmett
Captivating and elegant ... both a gripping mystery and an elegy for the tragedies of the Great War. 1920. The Great War has been over for two years. Following the death of his wife and baby and hi...
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At break of day
"The summer of 1913 sees four young men making plans to change their lives. Jean-Baptiste leaves his home to seek his fortune in Paris. Frank arrives in London to take up an apprenticeship in Regen...
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The strange fate of Kitty Easton
When former infantry officer Laurence Bartram is called to the small village of Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the place: a crumbling stately home; a centuries-old church; and a rece...
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The First of July
Follows the lives of four very different men, Frank, Benedict, Jean-Batiste, and Harry, as their fates converge on the most terrible and destructive day of World War I, the first day of the Battle...
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