The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton (Laurence Bartram Mysteries) - Hardcover

“The historical background is fascinating, the plot satisfying, and the characters have a psychological depth. The writing is great. I enjoyed these books enormously.” –Ann Cleeves, Dagger Award–winning author of the Vera Stanhope series

“Speller’s navigation of trauma—of old soldiers, of a community, of a shaken social class—is outstanding.” —Financial Times

“Speller’s follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Return of Captain John Emmett, is a well-crafted mystery with intriguing historical details and measured pacing that creates suspense. Fans of Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series and readers who enjoy well-drawn characters in historicals will add this to their wish list.” —Library Journal

“Restrained and marvelous, The Return of Captain John Emmett is full of jolting revelations and quiet insights—and one last, subtle act of charity that echoes louder and longer than any gunshot.” —Wall Street Journal

“Speller brings a historian’s skills to her intriguing, old-fashioned mystery wrapped in a wartime enigma. This whopping whodunit, which also manages to create a poignant portrait of soldiers’ lives in the aftermath of World War I, presents a devastated, grayed-down England suffering under the profound loss that overwhelms survivors.” —Boston Globe