Elizabeth Speller

A Laurence Bartram Mystery

1 - The Return of Captain John Emmett (Jul-2011)
2 - The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton (Jul-2012)

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  The Return of Captain John Emmett
  

  • Jul-2011
  • / Literary
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  A Laurence Bartram Mystery - 1
  

  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 Emmett's brother John -- like Laurence, ...

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  The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton
  

  • Jul-2012
  • / Literary
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  A Laurence Bartram Mystery - 2
  

  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 ...

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  The First of July
  

  • Nov-2013
  • / Historical
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  A captivating novel of the tragedies of war, as lives cross, dreams are shattered, and futures altered as the hours pass during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On July 1st, 1913, four very different men are leading four very different li...

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  The Hedge of Thorns
  

  • Sep-2019
  • / Historical
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  A powerful and mysterious love story―set in the divided city of Berlin in 1968―evoking the post-war themes of loss, identity, and betrayal. The city is melting in summer heat when Lucy Masterson arrives to start a new life with the husband she...

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