Tug of War (Joe Sandilands Murder Mystery)
by Barbara Cleverly
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Read in November, 2006
TUG OF WAR (Licensed Investigator-France-1926) – VG
Cleverly, Barbara – 6th in series
Constable, 2006-Hardcover
*** Commander Joe Sandilands is planning to take his 14-year-old niece, Dorcas, to be reunited with her father in the South of France. However, his superior has asked that he stop in Reims. A former soldier, suffering from shell shock, residing at a local sanatorium, is being claimed as the husband of a wealthy owner of a champagne vineyard. The woman’s son claims his mothe...more
Cleverly, Barbara – 6th in series
Constable, 2006-Hardcover
*** Commander Joe Sandilands is planning to take his 14-year-old niece, Dorcas, to be reunited with her father in the South of France. However, his superior has asked that he stop in Reims. A former soldier, suffering from shell shock, residing at a local sanatorium, is being claimed as the husband of a wealthy owner of a champagne vineyard. The woman’s son claims his mothe...more
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Read in August, 2007
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Finally a historical crime novel that I really enjoyed reading! This author [unlike the authors I've been trying out] actually writes English competently!
I will look for more of her books [this is her 6th one; she's been publishing one a year]. The two sleuths are Brits who speak excellent French, and the asides on French language and customs are entertaining and perhaps educational [tho I can't judge that].
Learned something about WW I from a humanitarian point of view too. It is ...more
I will look for more of her books [this is her 6th one; she's been publishing one a year]. The two sleuths are Brits who speak excellent French, and the asides on French language and customs are entertaining and perhaps educational [tho I can't judge that].
Learned something about WW I from a humanitarian point of view too. It is ...more
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Read in December, 2007
A shell-shocked soldier turns up years after the war ends--and sits mute and unresponsive in an asylum. 4 different people have come forward to claim him as their long lost kin. Sandilands is dispatched to discover the "truth".
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Sixth book in Joe Sandilands series. Sandilands is WWI vet and British cop. This book is set in post-WWI France.
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Another good book in this series. Sandilands is in France post WWI. A good read.
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