Alibi, Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
Alibi, Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
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Alibi
A World War Two Murder Mystery

Author: Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

Narrator: Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

Unabridged: 3 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/28/2020


Synopsis

A World War Two Murder Mystery NovellaDecember 1940: London's burning. Bombs fall every night. Toby Whitby must save a man from a death sentence…for looting! The suspect's alibi, if revealed, would rock the world!Ralph Pemberton, a mild-mannered man whose weak heart kept him out of battle, has been accused of a smash and grab. His fingerprints place him at the scene but he refuses to offer an alibi. While Ralph waits in jail for the judge to pass sentence, Toby Whitby must discover what Ralph was doing while bombs were falling and London was burning.When Ralph declares that it is his patriotic duty to keep silent, Toby alone must find the answers. Why are Ralph's children missing? Why is Ralph's wife desperate for money? Why is a brand new bicycle delivered to Ralph's front door, and what unexpected event is happening every night at Buckingham Palace…?In the first ever Toby Whitby story, we are introduced to a determined young lawyer who will run into a burning building to save his client, even when the client does not want to be saved.Book Zero of the Toby Whitby Series100 pages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 11, 2025

Following the lawyer with integrity and trusting in his instincts about people while sharing bits of his personal life relationships. His closest friends are a detective in the case he's working with the defendent, his girlfriend, also a lawyer, and his colleagues/staff for his law firm. Shows the a......more

Goodreads review by Noel on January 18, 2022

I love her books. Not terribly well written but they are potboilers with lots of twists and turns. This one was no exception.......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on October 07, 2014

It was grand. And it had enough twists and turns to keep me guessing, and guessing. Often the flowery 'prose' was really MORE than needed, as if the author was trying to show their thesaurus chops. But the story and the telling of it by the actor was excellent. Maybe I 4 star too many books, but if......more

Goodreads review by Tania on February 21, 2015

Another great read from Sydney Bauer im so enjoying the David Cavanagha series, It took me a bit to get into this book and it took me almost a month to read (normally can finish a book in a week) but with that end glad I persisted. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.......more

Goodreads review by Bev on October 13, 2009

Very good writing and unexpected ending......more