Angels in the Gloom
Anne PerryThe third breath-taking novel in Anne Perry's heart-stopping World War I quintet, Angels in Gloom follows the Reavley family as they face danger closer to home. Perfect for fans of Pat Barker and Sebastian Barry.
'Perry
creates a meticulously detailed backdrop, whether [on the] home front
or [the] front lines, while leaving plenty of room for her characters to
contemplate issues of honor, loyalty, and love'
- Booklist
It's
March 1916, and Joseph Reavley is on sick leave and finding recovery
slow and hard. His sister Hannah is caring for him at home, and it's a
delight to them both when Shanley Corcoran, an old friend, comes to
visit. Corcoran confides in Joseph that he's come very close to
completing an invention that will paralyse the deadly German U-boats.
Soon afterwards, however, the leading scientist on that project is found
murdered, and it's clear that someone has been betraying secrets to the
enemy. Joseph's brother Matthew, of the S.I.S., comes down to
investigate, and together the two men embark on a search that will solve
the crime and lead them to the spy.