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Dear Little Corpses
The Josephine Tey Mysteries (Book 10)
- Author
- Nicola Upson
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 9 August 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
It takes a village to bury a child.
September 1, 1939. As the mass evacuation takes place across Britain, thousands of children leave London for the countryside. But when a little girl vanishes without a trace, the reality of separation becomes more urgent and more deadly for those who love her.
In the chaos and uncertainty of war, Josephine Tey struggles with the prospect of change. As a cloud of suspicion falls across the small Suffolk village she has come to love, the conflict becomes personal and events take a dark and sinister turn.
Blending a Golden Age mystery with the timeless fears of a child’s abduction, Dear Little Corpses is an atmospheric snapshot of England in the early days of war.
Critics Review
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“Charming and intriguing.”
Booklist (starred review)
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“A vivid and moving portrait of a small community torn apart by fear and suspicion. Even secondary characters are imbued with sufficient depth to make the ending for one of them a gut-punch.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Narrator Helen Lloyd transports listeners to rural Suffolk during WWII…Lloyd’s clear narration helps create the perfect backdrop for this historical mystery….She also injects just the right sinister undertones into the spinster sisters and their brother.”
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Details
- Author
- Nicola Upson
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Duration
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9781665048880
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Synopsis
It takes a village to bury a child.September 1, 1939. As the mass evacuation takes place across Britain, thousands of children leave London for the countryside. But when a little girl vanishes without a trace, the reality of separation becomes more urgent and more deadly for those who love her.In the chaos and uncertainty of war, Josephine Tey struggles with the prospect of change. As a cloud of suspicion falls across the small Suffolk village she has come to love, the conflict becomes personal and events take a dark and sinister turn.Blending a Golden Age mystery with the timeless fears of a child’s abduction, Dear Little Corpses is an atmospheric snapshot of England in the early days of war.
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