The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton, Elizabeth Speller
The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton, Elizabeth Speller
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The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton
A Laurence Bartram Mystery

Author: Elizabeth Speller

Narrator: Matthew Brenher

Unabridged: 12 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2012

Synopsis

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 prevails, but Easton Deadall remains haunted by tragedy - as does the Easton family. In 1911, five-year-old Kitty disappeared from her bed and has not been seen in thirteen years; only her fragile mother still believes she is alive. While Laurence is a guest of the manor, a maid vanishes in a sinister echo of Kitty's disappearance. And when a body is discovered in the manor's ancient church, Laurence is drawn into the grounds' forgotten places, where deadly secrets lie in wait.

About Elizabeth Speller

Elizabeth Speller studied the classics at Cambridge University. She is the author of The First of July, The Return of Captain John Emmett, and The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton. She lives in England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danny on December 30, 2012

Love a good British mystery. Why does it being British matter? I DON'T KNOW BUT IT DOES. Tea and murder, please and thank you. The detective here is Laurence Bartram, and he's not really a detective. He's an expert on English churches. He's been invited to an estate house, Easton Deadall (ominous, yes......more

Goodreads review by Sue on August 08, 2012

This second novel of the post war (WWI) life of Laurence Bartram takes him to Easton Hall to investigate the small church on the grounds of the Hall. The Easton family are planning a memorial to the war dead of their family and village and the church is central to that plan. Of course, there is much......more

Goodreads review by William on April 02, 2011

I just finished this book and am unable to start another one yet because I was so entangled with the characters and plot. It is hard to leave that world. I can't wait for the author's next book. Her first two are compelling, emotional reads that are hard to forget. I highly recommend this book.......more

Goodreads review by Mary Ronan on August 16, 2012

In The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton, the title character disappeared in 1911, 13 years ago as this novel opens, and her loss shrouds the estate of Easton in mystery and fear. Having been without men to work the land during the Great War, the estate is crumbling and the church has not been used for m......more

Goodreads review by Vivien on January 15, 2019

In 1911 Kitty Easton, age 5, disappears. The rest of the family and staff on the estate are all locked in their own beliefs and tragedies but it is only when an architect comes in and takes a good look at the estate church that events come to a head. This story is a gradual uncovering of both an anc......more

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