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The Return of Captain John Emmett

The Return of Captain John Emmett

Author(s): Elizabeth Speller

Location(s): London

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): Post WW1

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Laurence Bartram life changed forever after the horrors of the Western Front, and lost his wife in childbirth. Returning home, he has little left. He receives a letter from Mary, who is the sister of his erstwhile schoolfriend, John Emmett. Emmett survived the war but then took his own life and Mary wants to find out more. Bartram embarks on a compelling mystery.

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