Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 11/05/2019
ISBN: 9781492699538
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 09/02/2019
Booklist 10/01/2019 pg. 28