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Hallbury Summer
Beneath the blistering sun a village sleeps, while unheard and.
in a dark place a woman is ritually murdered.
Hallbury will remember the day Joseph Palliser came home.
Emma who loved him when he left ten years ago would discard her marriage to be with him; the furiously independent Sophie could so easily fall victim to his feckless appetite. But Joseph has secrets neither can know, and he has only to turn over a stone or two to find the village has secrets too; secrets that are dangerous to learn.
Hallbury Summer is a tale of a serene English village, a village with a primal, lethal heart.
It is a place where Joe Palliser perfectly belongs.
in a dark place a woman is ritually murdered.
Hallbury will remember the day Joseph Palliser came home.
Emma who loved him when he left ten years ago would discard her marriage to be with him; the furiously independent Sophie could so easily fall victim to his feckless appetite. But Joseph has secrets neither can know, and he has only to turn over a stone or two to find the village has secrets too; secrets that are dangerous to learn.
Hallbury Summer is a tale of a serene English village, a village with a primal, lethal heart.
It is a place where Joe Palliser perfectly belongs.
275 pages
First published March 25, 2013
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Frederick Anderson
14 books8 followersLives in weardale, England, with wife Sylvia and dog Honey. A determined dreamer whose stories are gathered from a lifetime of dreams. Frederick studied drama, had a short span as an actor which was just long enough to discover he couldn't act.
Since then? Two careers, and a variety of work - he's driven cranes, people and cattle, and cooked a lot of things too. And all the while he was writing: writing, writing, writing....
Since then? Two careers, and a variety of work - he's driven cranes, people and cattle, and cooked a lot of things too. And all the while he was writing: writing, writing, writing....
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July 16, 2015
‘Hallbury Summer’ is a gripping story of a man forced to face weighty issues of his past, all while trying to solve a recent, ritualistic murder in his hometown village, a village whose inhabitants are not too thrilled with his return. Twists and turns along the way make this novel a definite page-turner, and the author does a brilliant job of escalating the tension until the final climactic scene.
This is the second novel I’ve read by this author (‘I Am Cara’ is the other), and I am again taken by his beautifully descriptive writing, his strong characterizations, and his ability to keep me turning the pages. This is a rare find in today’s fiction world, which tends to be either character- and description-rich or plot-driven, but not both. Mr. Anderson does a masterful job of blending the two techniques. I highly recommend this book.
This is the second novel I’ve read by this author (‘I Am Cara’ is the other), and I am again taken by his beautifully descriptive writing, his strong characterizations, and his ability to keep me turning the pages. This is a rare find in today’s fiction world, which tends to be either character- and description-rich or plot-driven, but not both. Mr. Anderson does a masterful job of blending the two techniques. I highly recommend this book.
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