Oxford Shadows

Zusatztext Previous: 'Veronica Stallwood has come up with another first-class page-turner' Oxford Mail 'Stallwood is in the top rank of crime writers' Daily Telegraph 'Not only plausible! but in my view! absolutely compelling' Scotsman 'Novelist Kate Ivory snoops with intelligence! wit and some nice insights' The Times 'One of the cleverest of the year's crop [with] a flesh-and-brains heroine' Observer Informationen zum Autor Veronica Stallwood was born in London, educated abroad and now lives near Oxford. In the past she has worked at the Bodleian Library as well as other Oxford college libraries. Klappentext Oxfordshire appeared to be a haven of safety for many children sent away from the bombs falling on London in 1944, but for 10-year-old Chris Barnes, the result was death. Over 50 years later, novelist Kate Ivory, searching for material for her latest historical romance, uncovers Chris's tragic tale. Amongst piles of old papers in the attic of the house she shares with her partner, George, she finds the child's diary and a haunting photograph of a face she cannot forget. Kate determines to uncover the mystery surrounding Chris's death, but George's family appears to be implicated - and Kate is faced with an impossible choice...The eighth intriguing mystery in the highly acclaimed Oxford series. Zusammenfassung The eighth intriguing mystery in the highly acclaimed Oxford series.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Veronica Stallwood, Stallwood Veronica
• Editore: Headline
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.07.2001
• EAN: 9780747268444
• ISBN: 978-0-7472-6844-4
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 110 mm x 180 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli > Polizieschi, thriller, spionaggio; Oxford, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery