Imposter

Toby Whitby #2

by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

In the second book of the Toby Whitby series, Toby must look to the dark days of 1940 to find the true identity of the dead man with no hands.

England, 1952. A body washes up on Brighton beach and Lawyer Toby Whitby’s secretary swears she knows the corpse’s identity. One woman claims the man with no hands is the father of her child; another woman swears that he is her son.
Toby’s search leads him from a child stolen by gypsies in the First World War, to a faded film star who lies for a living, to London gangsters, and on to a notorious member of the British Royal Family.

With danger and death at every turn, he faces his final battle for survival on board a sinking ship in the North Sea.

Can Toby find the truth? Is the man with no hands a hero or a traitor?

Imposter is another enthralling World War II mystery. If you like dark secrets, mysterious happenings at Buckingham Palace, and a sweet touch of last-chance romance, then you’ll be delighted by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts’ new tale of mystery and intrigue on the home-front.

Genres: Mystery

223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 26, 2019

About the author

Eileen Enwright Hodgetts is a much traveled writer. Brought up in England and Wales, she has also lived and worked in South Africa and Uganda. Eileen and her husband, Graham, now make their home in Baden, PA. Eileen’s life experiences allow her to use exotic backgrounds for her novels and to understand how an adventure can begin with just one small incident. For ten years she directed a humanitarian mission in East Africa as an employee of Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley, PA. and her whole family continues to be involved in Uganda through the Ugandan Gold Coffee project bringing coffee to the United States and returning the profits to Uganda to be used for drilling water wells. She writes historical fiction from Arthurian sagas to World War Two murder mysteries. The major movie "Unsinkable", currently in production, is based on her national award-winning stage play "Titanic to all Ships". Her latest work "The Girl on the Carpathia - A novel of the Titanic" reflects over twenty years of research into both the US senate hearings and the British inquiry into the sinking.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

May 1952 Brighton. A body has washed up on the beach, without hands, but secretary Anthea Clark swears she knows him as Michael Cheviot. Problems arise when Dorothy Findlay wants to claim child support from Michael Cheviot who she says is still alive. Enid Trewin Cheviot says her son, Michael, is still alive. Toby Whitby's investigation with the help of Detective Inspector Slater leads him back to events nearly fifty years ago and in-between.
An enjoyable and interesting well-written mystery story

[Mary Standard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

[Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

An ABSOLUTELY AMAZING READ!!!

Book 2 is just as AMAZING as Book 1!!
This book was another can't put down read!!
Toby Whitby is a young man, learning his way thru being a British Barrister. His world is still struggling to right itself, from being at war. Issues still not resolved in Book 1 are still causing trouble.
Can this young and upcoming Barrister finally figure our, what has been causing such problems? Can Toby and Police Officer Slater survive the upheaval going on and figure out, who's all involved and why???
A MUST READ!!

[I like what I like · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humor, intrigue, mystery and a touch of romantic conversation with n an historic setting

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My comments are posted under the first Toby Whitby mystery- AIR RAID.