This author deeply engages with World War 2 and the complex themes of occupation, resistance, and collaboration. Her novels, set in Paris and Catalonia, often follow detectives as they unravel cases where personal tragedies intertwine with historical events. With fluidity and psychological depth, she explores human nature under duress. Her work stems from a lifelong fascination with historical periods and intricate human relationships.
A crime novel and a haunting portrait of life under Occupation, featuring the conflicted and compromised Paris detective Eddie Giral - from the winner of the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award for best historical fiction.
Secret Darlington explores the lesser-known history of the town of Darlington through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.
Paris, June 1940. The Nazi occupation of Paris begins. Detective Eddie Giral - a survivor of the last World War - watches helplessly on as his world changes forever. But there is something he still has control over. Finding whoever is responsible for four murdered refugees: the unwanted dead, forgotten amid the headlines. To do so, he must tread carefully between the Occupation and the Resistance, all the while becoming whoever he must be to survive in this new and terrible order descending on his home.
When the son of a controversial local politician goes missing at election time, Detective Elisenda Domenech is put on the case. They simply must solve it. Only the team also have to deal with a spate of horrifically violent break-ins people are being brutalised in their own homes and the public demands answers. Could there be a connection? With the body count threatening to increase and her place in the force on the line, the waters are rising... Be careful not to drown. The stunning final instalment of the gripping Elisenda Domènech crime thrillers, for readers of Ian Rankin, Henning Mankell and Andrea Camilleri.