The Return of Captain John Emmett, (Paperback)

from bezoar44

Three years after the end of World War I, British veteran Laurence Bartram is sleepwalking through his life, in theory working on a book on architecture, numb from the loss of his wife and baby on top of all his experiences in the war. The sister of a childhood friend contacts him for help unders...

from Chatterbox

Anyone who's read and enjoyed the novels of Charles Todd or Jacqueline Winspear (the post WW1 mystery series featuring, respectively, Ian Rutledge and Maisie Dobbs) is likely to be drawn to this debut mystery novel from Elizabeth Speller. Just don't succumb to "post WW1 fatigue" and avoid it on t...

from ahalliday1949

I loved this book. Elizabeth Speller came to Thurrock to talk about her book as part of the Essex Book Festival. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend but received good feedback from colleagues so decided to read the book although a little late in the day. What a delightful surprise because it di...

from Chatterbox

Anyone who's read and enjoyed the novels of Charles Todd or Jacqueline Winspear (the post WW1 mystery series featuring, respectively, Ian Rutledge and Maisie Dobbs) is likely to be drawn to this debut mystery novel from Elizabeth Speller. Just don't succumb to "post WW1 fatigue" and avoid it on t...

from rainpebble

In a beautifully told mystery of the deaths of those servicemen involved in the execution of a British Officer in W.W.I. Elizabeth Speller has excelled in her debut novel. I was easily placed in the trenches along with the soldiers, in London, with those who remained behind and felt closely invol...