
The Mystery of Yew Tree House
Lesley Thomson(Author)
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book (Publisher)
Published on 14. September 2023
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-80454-616-1 (ISBN)
Description
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
'Lesley Thomson at her considerable best - you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never guess.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'Always a treat reading Lesley Thomson.' IAN RANKIN
EIGHTY YEARS OF SECRETS.
1940. At Yew Tree House, recently widowed Adelaide Stride is raising her two daughters alone - but it's not just the threat of German invasion that keeps her up at night. She is surrounded by enemies posing
as allies and, while war rages, she grows sure that something terrible is about to happen.
A BODY THAT REVEALS THEM ALL.
2023. Soon after Stella Darnell begins her holiday at Yew Tree House, a skeleton is found in a pillbox at
the bottom of the garden. The bullet hole in the skull tells her that the person was murdered.
This triggers the unravelling of a mystery eighty years in the making. Stella will learn that Adelaide was right to worry - the fighting might have been happening abroad, but the true enemy was always much closer to home...
A unique take on the traditional murder mystery from critically acclaimed author, Lesley Thomson, for fans of Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid and Mari Hannah.
'Fiercely unique, it's a whodunnit on an epic scale.' SUN
'Thomson has created a complex mystery full of psychological suspense, worthy of Barbara Vine. She makes you feel the presence of evil.' THE TIMES
'Elegant and spooky... A gripping demonstration that the past is never really the past.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Praise for The Detective's Daughter series:
'Cunningly plotted.' Mick Herron
'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction.' Sunday Times
'Lesley Thomson at her considerable best - you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never guess.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'Always a treat reading Lesley Thomson.' IAN RANKIN
EIGHTY YEARS OF SECRETS.
1940. At Yew Tree House, recently widowed Adelaide Stride is raising her two daughters alone - but it's not just the threat of German invasion that keeps her up at night. She is surrounded by enemies posing
as allies and, while war rages, she grows sure that something terrible is about to happen.
A BODY THAT REVEALS THEM ALL.
2023. Soon after Stella Darnell begins her holiday at Yew Tree House, a skeleton is found in a pillbox at
the bottom of the garden. The bullet hole in the skull tells her that the person was murdered.
This triggers the unravelling of a mystery eighty years in the making. Stella will learn that Adelaide was right to worry - the fighting might have been happening abroad, but the true enemy was always much closer to home...
A unique take on the traditional murder mystery from critically acclaimed author, Lesley Thomson, for fans of Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid and Mari Hannah.
'Fiercely unique, it's a whodunnit on an epic scale.' SUN
'Thomson has created a complex mystery full of psychological suspense, worthy of Barbara Vine. She makes you feel the presence of evil.' THE TIMES
'Elegant and spooky... A gripping demonstration that the past is never really the past.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Praise for The Detective's Daughter series:
'Cunningly plotted.' Mick Herron
'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction.' Sunday Times
Reviews / Votes
Thomson has created a complex mystery full of psychological suspense, worthy of Barbara Vine. She makes you feel the presence of evil. * The Times, Best Crime Books of 2023 * Lesley Thomson at her considerable best - you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never guess. * Elly Griffiths * Evokes the golden age of British crime fiction . . . the final revelation is jaw-dropping * The Sunday Times * [An] elegant and spooky thriller... gripping * Mail on Sunday * A well-crafted and emotionally convincing whodunnit * Morning Star * Fiercely unique, it's a whodunnit on an epic scale * The Sun * In the best traditions of the classic Whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grownups. * Sunday Express on The Detective's Daughter series * A unique take on classic crime. -- Mick Herron on The Detective's Daughter series Stella Darnell is one of the most original characters in British crime fiction. * Sunday Times on The Detective's Daughter series *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80454-616-1 (9781804546161)
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Lesley Thomson
The Mystery of Yew Tree House
The Gripping, Must-Read Psychological Procedural Set During WWII for Fans of Elly Griffiths
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Person
Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and the resulting series has sold over 800,000 copies. Lesley divides her time between Sussex and Gloucestershire. She lives with her partner and her dog.
Visit her website at www.lesleythomson.co.uk.
Visit her website at www.lesleythomson.co.uk.