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Author:

Gilbert, Michael Francis, 1912-2006, author.

Title:

Death has deep roots / Michael Gilbert ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards.

Publisher:

Poisoned Pen Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

278 pages ; 19 cm

Subject:

Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Trials (Murder)--Fiction.
Police--England--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Legal fiction (Literature)
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.

Other Authors:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- writer of introduction.

Summary:

"A London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, suspected for the murder of her former lover. Lamartine - who years ago escaped from the Gestapo - is set to meet her end at the gallows. One final opportunity remains: solicitor Nap Rumbold is called to replace the defence counsel, granting an eight-day reprieve. Without any time to spare, Rumbold crosses the Channel to trace the roots of the crime back into the war-torn past. Expertly combining authentic courtroom drama at the Old Bailey with a perilous quest for evidence across France, Gilbert's novel is an unorthodox marvel of the mystery genre"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Second World War mystery ; [5]
British Library crime classics

ISBN:

0712352287
9780712352284
1492699535
9781492699538

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1091024487

LCCN:

2019027077

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)