A Christmas Garland
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0792781473 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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But inspired by a soldier's widow and her children, and by his own stubborn faith in justice, Narraway searches for the truth. Cries for revenge are overwhelming. In an alien world haunted by memories of massacre, he is the accused man's only hope. Though chosen to defend Tallis, young Lieutenant Victor Narraway is not encouraged to try very hard. Narraway's superiors merely want a show trial. The trial of John Tallis equals the white-knuckle best of Anne Perry's breathtaking courtroom dramas, as Narraway struggles to persevere against appalling odds and a frightful injustice.. In the British garrison, a guard is killed and an Indian prisoner escapes, which leads to yet more British deaths. Despite no witnesses and no evidence against him, a luckless British medical orderly named John Tallis is arrested as an accomplice simply because he was the only soldier unaccounted for when these baffling crimes were committed. The year is 1857, soon after the tragic Siege of Cawnpore
D. Bell said Narraway's First Investigation. Christmas comes at the end of October for me with the arrival of Anne Perry's latest Christmas novel; it's a present I can't wait to open. And A Christmas Garland lives up to its promise. As I read the book, two movies came to mind for two different reasons. The first was Hart's War, which starred Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. Set in a prisoner of . J & L Rigod said Christmas in India. This novel is set in Cawnpore, India after the Siege of Cawnpore, 1857. A man is accused, by being the only man not accountable for, of allowing a prison break, and subsequent murder of further British deaths.A young Lieutenant, Narraway, must try to defend John Tallis knowing that it is considered only a formality and that the judge has already dete. a terrific Christmas novella from Anne Perry Although I'd actually gotten a bit tired of these, for a change, I actually loved last year's annual Christmas novella from Anne Perry. She typically takes a minor character from one of her series and writes a non-traditional type of Christmas story around them.In this one, she takes a minor character from one of the Pitt novels, albeit a character I
In addition, a prisoner, Dhuleep Singh, escaped, leading to the massacre of a British patrol. Narraway worries his inexperience will cost Tallis his life, but then with the help of two children, he cracks the case. Perry’s tenth Christmas novel is a winner. This engaging historical mystery offers an introspective look at the character, Narraway, who will become the future boss of Thomas Pitt, star of Perry’s long-running series. The army wants the trial and execution held quickly, and the commanding officer doesn’t want Narraway making waves. Tallis is being tried as a traitor, and the 20-year-old Narraway is to handle
She has also written several stand-alone novels and novellas, and her books have been finalists for the Agatha, Edgar, and Macavity awards. He lives in New York.. Anne Perry is the New York Times bestselling author of a number of holiday novels, two acclaimed mystery series set in Victorian England, and a series set during World War I. Born in London,