Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
An eager London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, hotel worker, ex-French Resistance fighter, and the only logical suspect for the murder of her supposed lover, Major Eric Thoseby. Lamartine–who once escaped from the clutches of the Gestapo–is set to meet her end at the gallows.
One final opportunity remains: the defendant calls on solicitor Nap Rumbold to replace the defence counsel, and grants an eight-day reprieve from the proceedings. Without any time to spare, Rumbold boards a ferry across the Channel, tracing the roots of the brutal murder back into the war-torn past.
Expertly combining authentic courtroom drama at the Old Bailey with a perilous quest for evidence across France, Death Has Deep Roots is an unorthodox marvel of the mystery genre.
Author: Michael Gilbert
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 11/05/2019
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781492699538
Language: English
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