The Boy Who Lived with the Dead (Inspector Albert Lincoln #2)

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The second historical thriller in the Albert Lincoln series by acclaimed crime writer Kate Ellis.A child haunted by the past A village troubled by secrets.It is 1920 and Scotland Yard detective DI Albert Lincoln is still reeling from the disturbing events of the previous year Trapped in a loveless marriage and tired of his life in London, he s pleased when he s called to a new case in the North West of England.Before the War, he led the unsuccessful investigation into the murder of little Jimmy Rudyard in the village of Mabley Ridge Now a woman has been murdered there and another child is missing, the sole witness being a traumatised boy who lives in a cemetery lodge Albert s first investigation was a failure but this time he is determined to find the truth and the missing child.As Albert delves into the lives of the village residents he uncovers shocking secrets and obsessions With the help of a village schoolmistress with her own secret past, Albert closes in on Jimmy s killer Then, as bodies are discovered, he realises that his young witness from the cemetery lodge is in grave danger, from somebody he calls the Shadow Man As Albert discovers about the victims he finds information that might bring him a step closer to solving a mystery of his own the whereabouts of his lost son. Best Read [ The Boy Who Lived with the Dead (Inspector Albert Lincoln #2) ] Author [ Kate Ellis ] – kino-fada.fr Outstanding follow up to A High Mortality Of Doves Full review at classicmystery.blogI had already read one Kate Ellis this week, one of her Wesley Peterson series, a series I read at least one of every other month Eventually I will catch up with her Having returned that one to the ship s library, I noticed it had another Kate Ellis but this one was not part of the Wesley Peterson series but featured another detective, Albert Lincoln of Scotland Yard, and is set in 1919 1920 The fly leaf sounded quite interesting Albert returns to a village in North West England where he had I...I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for a review copy of The Boy Who Lived with the Dead, the second novel to feature DI Albert Lincoln of Scotland Yard, set in 1920.When Patience Bailey is killed in the village of Mabley Ridge DI Albert Lincoln is sent north to lead the investigation, due to his familiarity with area He has mixed feelings about the secondment, glad to escape the pressure of his failing marriage but apprehensive about returning to the scene of failur I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for a review copy of The Boy Who Lived with the Dead, the second novel to feature DI Albert Lincoln of Scotland Yard, set in 1920.When Patience Bailey is killed in the village of Mabley Ridge DI Albert Lincoln is sent north to lead the investigation, due to his familiarity with area He has mixed feelings about the secondment, glad to escape the pressure of his failing marriage but apprehensive about returning to the scene of failure as in 1914 he failed to find a child murderer His investigation uncovers many village secrets and several suspects.I thoroughly enjoyed The Boy Who Lived with the Dead which is a slow burner of a read until a final flurry of action and revelations It should be noted that this novel makes much reference to its predecessor, A High Mortality of Doves, and regularly mentio...This book was not what I was expecting from its title, nevertheless, it was a remarkable, fast paced thriller with many twists in the plot There were many threads to the story all of which were neatly developed I hadn t read the first book before reading this and although I think I would have benefited from doing so, I didn t feel as though my enjoyment of The Boy Who Lived With the Dead had been spoiled This enjoyable historical crime thriller was set in 1920 and DI Albert Lincoln is sent This book was not what I was expecting from its title, nevertheless, it was a remarkable, fast paced thriller with many twists in the plot There were many threads to the story all of which were neatly developed I hadn t read the first book before reading this and although I think I would have benefited from doing so, I didn t feel as though my enjoyment of The Boy Who Lived With the Dead had been spoiled This enjoyable historical crime thriller was ...This is the second Albert Lincoln in what is supposed to be a trilogy, the first being A High Mortality of Doves Once , DI Albert Lincoln has to venture into a rural village to investigate the murder of a young woman and the disappearance of her baby One of the key witnesses is Peter, a young boy who seems confused between fantasy and reality and whose tales are not believed by others He talks of a Shadow Man he has seen in the cemetery near his home Peter is also the brother of a youn This is the second Albert Lincoln in what is supposed to be a trilogy, the first...The Boy Who Lived With The Dead, picks up 18 months after the previous novel in the series A High Morality Of Doves This time the case that Albert Lincoln is called to is in Cheshire It is the location of a previous murder, that Albert was unsuccessful in solving The case of little Jimmy Rudyard weighs heavy on his mind With a woman murdered and a baby now missing Albert must work quickly to solve the case and locate the baby The novel opens in September 1920, at the village of Mabley Ridg The Boy Who Lived With The Dead, picks up 18 months after the previous novel in the series A High Morality Of Doves This time the case that Albert Lincoln is called to is in Cheshire It is the location of a prev...Really enjoyed reading this book I enjoyed the twists and turns as the detective ask the questions and you start think you know who done it and there would be another twist or turn I love Kate Ellis style of writing I will definitely be readingof her books.I love the writing style of Kate Ellis and as a 2nd book in this trilogy I finished it in 2 days so I m looking forward to the 3rd and final novel in the seriesI really enjoyed this book set post WW1, great characters and I feel another one will come along with Inspector Albert Lincoln being the lead.Sequel to High Mortality of Doves.Did not enjoy at all Feltlike a filler piece than a novel in it s own right.

The Boy Who Lived with the Dead (Inspector Albert Lincoln #2)
  • English
  • 03 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0349418330
  • Kate Ellis
  • The Boy Who Lived with the Dead (Inspector Albert Lincoln #2)