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It is October 1940 and undertaker Francis Hancock is called out to Epping Forest to attend to the corpse of a young gypsy girl who has died suddenly. At the wake, a gypsy named Lily claims to see a vision of the 'Blessed Virgin'. Meanwhile the Military Police are looking for a German gypsy - Martin Stojka - who they believe is a Nazi spy. Then Lily is found stabbed through the chest. Could it be a crime of passion or cold blooded murder? Is Martin Stojka who he says he is? There is someone lurking in the shadows who will stop at nothing to find what Martin has in his possession...
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Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel is now a public relations officer for rethink severe mental illness's Good Companions Project. Her previous job was a mental health advocate in a psychiatric hospital. She has also worked with sexually abused teenagers and taught psychology in both schools and colleges. Born in the East End of London, she now lives in Essex and has been a regular visitor to Turkey for over twenty years.
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'Intelligent and captivating'―The Sunday Times
Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric―Guardian
Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant―Literary Review
'The denouement is exciting...the atmosphere of a city under nightly bombardment is very well portrayed and I'm looking forward to the next book'―Sunday Telegraph
Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric―Guardian
Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant―Literary Review
'The denouement is exciting...the atmosphere of a city under nightly bombardment is very well portrayed and I'm looking forward to the next book'―Sunday Telegraph
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- PublisherHeadline Book Publishing
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0755321375
- ISBN 13 9780755321377
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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After the Mourning
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Headline Review, London
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0755321375
ISBN 13: 9780755321377
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. First Edition; First Printing. The author's second novel with London undertaker Francis Hancock during World War II. Text block is tight with no loose or dog-eared pages but with very slight tanning to page edges. Dust jacket shows no wear or tears but has a black label on front panel, 1 1/2" diameter, that reads "SIGNED COPY headline." Dust jacket protected in clear mylar wrapper; bubble wrapped, boxed, and shipped with USPS Tracking (USA only). Signed on title page. Seller Inventory # 002398
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