by Michael Gregorio (Author)
Three children are massacred in their beds. The crushed corpse of their mother is discovered in a dockside warehouse. Then the husband, Bruno Gottewald, is dead and buried - killed while out on field manoeuvres. In less than a week, the entire Gottewald family has been wiped off the face of the earth. A tragic coincidence? Or are the invading French army using the massacre to expand their power? Hanno Stiffeniis, a Prussian magistrate, goes to investigate the deaths, seeking to discover how the crime was committed and the motive behind the massacre. But only Hanno's wife, Helena, knows what truly happened in that cottage in the woods...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Open Market Edn.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 07 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 057122931X
ISBN 13: 9780571229314
Book Overview: Another thrilling and atmospheric mystery set in the frozen wastes of Napoleonic Prussia.