Tug of War, Barbara Cleverly
Tug of War, Barbara Cleverly
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Tug of War

Author: Barbara Cleverly

Narrator: Terry Wale

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 03/01/2017


Synopsis

Joe Sandilands has been dispatched to France to stay as the guest of a glamorous French war-widow who is determined that Joe should support her claim that a mysterious shell-shocked soldier is her husband. The problem is that four other claimants have identified him differently. Joe decides to investigate the four claimants and picks his way through a tangle of lies, deceit and manipulation, uncovering a cleverly concealed murder committed during the war years. When he finally discovers the identity of the soldier, he faces an even greater dilemma: he must not only to solve a killing in the past, but avert a tragedy in the future.

About Barbara Cleverly

Barbara Cleverly is a former teacher and a graduate of Durham University who now lives in Cambridge. Her debut, The Last Kashmiri Rose, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2002.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Ellen on July 20, 2011

I remain a fan of this series, but this particular entry disappointed a bit. First, I am not a big fan of the Precocious Young Person, especially the PYP as deus ex machina, and I'd have liked this book a whole lot more had Dorcas not been in it, or had she been given a much, much smaller role. Seco......more

Goodreads review by Dee on September 23, 2017

Clever, well-constructed mystery with enough "twists" to keep me interested. The ending, while satisfying, could have been "fleshed out" a bit more!......more