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A Book of Scars

By: William Shaw
Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
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It's 1969. Five years ago, teenager Alexandra Tozer was murdered. Her sister, Helen Tozer, will never forget. Returning home after quitting the Met Police, she brings with her the recovering Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen, who slowly becomes possessed by the unsolved case. But Breen is on a trail, for the two men connected to this case met in Kenya, during the Mau Mau uprising; and the history that Britain has turned its face from is now returning to haunt it.

©2015 William Shaw (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Africa Suspense Solider

Critic reviews

"An elegy for an entire alienated generation." ( New York Times)
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maintains the tension right to the end
characters fit the period and locations remarkable!

consistently good

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I love William Shaw's writing style and he can really tell a good story. The plot keeps you interested & it is well characterized. Overall the narration was good, however his female voices, and particularly Helen's, are almost laughable. Still, he does a good job of bringing the story to life.

Really good story

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I couldn't put this book down it is very different with lots of unexpected story lines

A Book of Scars

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please read the Breen & Tozer books in order. there all fantastic but this one is ,without doubt , the best read I've had in the last 10 years . Absolutely absorbing.

Awesome

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Excellent story line that kept me interested and listen keen to find out what happened next

Good story line

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