A Place of Hiding

An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the s cene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Bro uard was engaged in his latest project when he a museum in honor of those w ho resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II.It is f rom this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentore d--any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder. As family an d friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James f ind 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 Guernsey's dark history--both past and present--and into the troubled psyche of someone wh o may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all.In A P lace of Hiding , bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, susp enseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss. .and the higher truths to which we must all ultimately answer.

Product Info

ISBN: 0553840487

ISBN-13: 9780553840483

Publisher: Random House

Year: 2004

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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