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Garratt, Charlie

 
9781909374904: A Shadowed Livery

Synopsis

In the dying days of September 1938 the murderer of a Jewish shopkeeper is hanged in Birmingham. After witnessing the execution, Inspector James Given, who brought the killer to justice, is surprised to find he has been taken off the investigation into attacks on Jews to pursue a very different case.Two people have been found dead in the grounds of a Warwickshire house: it seems clear that Lady Isabel Barleigh has shot her disabled son on the eve of his wedding then turned the weapon on herself. An hour later his fiancee, distraught with grief, committed suicide. The case has been all but closed; Given doesn't believe this version of events and, with the local policeman, Constable Sawyer, begins to dig further into the past of the Barleigh family.Meanwhile, Given's own past - his very nature, hidden from all - begins to catch up with himA complex mystery about identity, deceit, and past crimes.Inspired by a true story.

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À propos de l'auteur

Charlie Garratt was born in Manchester and moved to Coventry, Warwickshire (where "A Shadowed Livery" is set), at the age of 18 where he trained as a telecommunications engineer. Increasing involvement in his local community led to a change of career and over thirty years in the field of community development across the United Kingdom. He is author and co-author of a number of books and guides on community participation, and author of a large number of short stories. Charlie moved with his wife to Donegal, Ireland, in 2006 where he now writes, plays guitar and grows vegetables.

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