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Helena
Napoleon Bonaparte died in 1816, broken and in exile on an impossibly remote, tiny and forbidding Atlantic island named Helena. Some 40 years later, Napoleon III struck a deal with the English East India Company. France would assume control of the island and tend to it as a memorial, museum and trading post.
Sixteen French scouts left the port of Havre du Grace in 1854, passengers aboard the English ship Golden Arm. They were a curious assortment, chosen according to a secret plan devised by Napoleon III. Men and women, young and old, citizens and soldiers, aristocrats and laborers - all strangers to one another.
None were ever heard from again.
Most modern historians believe they were murdered by their English shipmates. But at trial in 1857, the 80 officers, marines and able bodied seamen of the HMS Golden Arm swore a Holy Oath all 16 French had reached Helena alive.
Helena is a historical thriller with a Agatha Christie twist. It will keep you turning pages until the final chapter.
Print books include a map of Helena. Special launch price - just $8.99 until September 1!
Sixteen French scouts left the port of Havre du Grace in 1854, passengers aboard the English ship Golden Arm. They were a curious assortment, chosen according to a secret plan devised by Napoleon III. Men and women, young and old, citizens and soldiers, aristocrats and laborers - all strangers to one another.
None were ever heard from again.
Most modern historians believe they were murdered by their English shipmates. But at trial in 1857, the 80 officers, marines and able bodied seamen of the HMS Golden Arm swore a Holy Oath all 16 French had reached Helena alive.
Helena is a historical thriller with a Agatha Christie twist. It will keep you turning pages until the final chapter.
Print books include a map of Helena. Special launch price - just $8.99 until September 1!
200 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2023
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About the author
Matt Ingwalson
19 books43 followersI write all sorts of thrillers - police procedurals, occult horror and absurdist noir. Where to start?
If you're into tricky mysteries without too much violence, give the Owl and Raccoon detective series a try. If you'd prefer to dive into something darker, try Sever and Camille. These two books together tell a nostalgic story full of witchcraft and serial killers. Mary Monster is my most challenging book, a stylized, literary take on gothic noir.
If you're into tricky mysteries without too much violence, give the Owl and Raccoon detective series a try. If you'd prefer to dive into something darker, try Sever and Camille. These two books together tell a nostalgic story full of witchcraft and serial killers. Mary Monster is my most challenging book, a stylized, literary take on gothic noir.
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August 3, 2023
It'd be pretty awkward if I didn't give this book five stars, given that I wrote it.
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