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Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernseyâ??s wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II.
It is from this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard dead: his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentoredâ??any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder. As family and friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James find that seemingly everyone on the history-haunted island has something to hide. And behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In order to bring this person to justice, the St. James must delve into Guernseyâ??s dark historyâ??both past and presentâ??and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all.
In A Place of Hiding, bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, suspenseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss...and the higher truths to which we must all ult… (altro)
Ottimo romanzo, che stavolta ha come protagonisti St.James e la moglie Deborah. Non un capolavoro della George ma nemmeno un flop come alcuni altri suoi recenti lavori. ( )
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In one respect, indeed, our employment may be reckoned dishonest, because, like great Statesmen, we encourage those who betray their friends.
The Beggar's Opera, John Gay.
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This is a book about siblings and I dedicate it to my own,
Robert Rivelle George,
with love and with admiration for his talent, wit and wisdom.
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Santa Ana winds were no friends of photography, but that was something you could not tell and egomaniacal architect who belived his entire reputation rested upon capturing for posterity - and for Architectural Digest - fifty two thousand square feet of unfinished hillside sprawl today.
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernseyâ??s wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II.
It is from this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard dead: his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentoredâ??any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder. As family and friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James find that seemingly everyone on the history-haunted island has something to hide. And behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In order to bring this person to justice, the St. James must delve into Guernseyâ??s dark historyâ??both past and presentâ??and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all.
In A Place of Hiding, bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, suspenseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss...and the higher truths to which we must all ult
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Non un capolavoro della George ma nemmeno un flop come alcuni altri suoi recenti lavori. (