The Return of Captain John Emmett. Elizabeth Speller
- 作者
- 出版社 Little Brown UK via LBS
- 出版时间 2011年4月
- ISBN 9781844086092
- 定价 106.60
内容简介
1920.TheGreatWarhasbeenoverfortwoyears,andithasleftaverydifferentworldfromtheEdwardiancertaintiesof1914.FollowingthedeathofhiswifeandbabyandhisexperiencesontheWesternFront,LaurenceBartramhasbecomesomethingofarecluse.YetdeathandtheaftermathoftheconflictcontinuetocastapalloverpeacetimeEngland,andwhenayoungwomanheonceknewpersuadeshimtolookintoeventsthatapparentlyledherbrother,JohnEmmett,tokillhimself,Laurenceisforcedtorevisitthedarkestpartsofthewar.AsLaurenceunravelstheconnectionsbetweenCaptainEmmett'ssuicide,agroupofwarpoets,abitterregimentalfeudandahiddenloveaffair,moredisquietingdeathsareexposed.EvenatthemomentLaurencebeginstoliveagain,itdawnsonhimthatnothingisasitseems,andthateventhoseclosesttohimhavetheirsecrets...
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