At Some Disputed Barricade (World War One Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593357060 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 491 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. (Newcomers may struggle to understand the backstory.) Matthew continues his search for the traitorous mastermind—the "Peacemaker"—plotting to align Britain with Germany to end the war, while Joseph is working on a smaller mystery: was British officer Howard Northrop killed by one of his own men? Exposition slows down the pace in places, but the author vividly captures the unspeakable horrors of the Great War. Readers won't have long to wait for the fifth and final entry in the series, We Shall Not Sleep (Reviews, Feb. . (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 5). From
She is also the author of a series of five World War I novels, as well as seven holiday novels, most recently A Christmas Odyssey, and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Ottoman Empire. Anne Perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including Buckingham Palace Gardens and Long Spoon Lane, and the William Monk novels, including Execution Doc
His search will lead to a reckoning pitting courage and honor against the blind machinery of military justice.. But soon he, too, is dead—killed by his own men. July 1917: Joseph Reavley, a chaplain, and his sister Judith, an ambulance driver, are bone-weary as they approach the fourth year of the conflict; the peace of the English countryside seems a world away. As Matthew trails the Peacemaker, Joseph tracks his escaped comrades through Switzerland and into enemy territory. Judith, however, anguished at the prospect of courts-martial and executions for the twelve men arrested for the crime, has no such inhibitions and, risking her own life, helps all but one of the prisoners to escape.Back in England, Joseph and Judith’s brother, Matthew, continues his desperate pursuit to unmask the sinister figure known as the Peacemaker—an obsessed genius who has committed murder and treason in an attempt to stop Britain from winning the war. On the Western Front, the Battle of Passchendaele has begun, and among the many fatalities from Joseph’s regiment is the trusted commanding officer, who is replaced by a young major whose pompous incompetence virtually guarantees that many good soldiers will die needlessly. Although Joseph would like to turn a blind eye, he knows that he
Lest We Forget Britain fought "The Great War" long before the U.S. entered the fight. Ms. Perry graphically shows the horrors of trench warfare. As an English and history teacher, I wish I had had a book like this available to enable me to awake in my students an interest in this part of the early 20th century. The author puts you right there with the soldiers and captures the attitudes -- the glue -- that held. The best of the series ellen This book continues to follow the Reavleys - Matthew, Judith, and Joseph. They are all involved in WWI - Matthew in Military Intelligence, Judith is an ambulance driver at the front, and Joseph is the chaplain for the troops also at the front. Their parents were murdered before the war, because they found a treaty that would make an alliance between England and Germany, creating a major world pow. "Laziest. Abridgement. Ever." according to Picky Picky Picky. In this gripping WWI series, Anne Perry builds the stories by alternating chapters that follow Joseph and Judith Reavley's travails on and near the battlefield, with other chapters about brother Matthew's efforts in London to track down the mysterious Peacemaker. One would expect that an abridgement would consist of judicious removal of unnecessary or repetitive text from both threads of the stor