The First Casualty
by Ben Elton | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0552771309 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0552771309 Global Overview for this book
Registered by molekilby of Brithdir, Wales United Kingdom on 6/10/2006
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I'm a great fan of Ben Elton and this is his latest novel. Looking forward to reading this.
Amazon Synopsis:
Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder. Douglas Kingsley is a conscientious objector, previously a detective with the London police, now imprisoned for his beliefs. He is released and sent to France in order to secure a conviction. Forced to conduct his investigations amidst the hell of The Third Battle of Ypres, Kingsley soon discovers that both the evidence and the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him. Ben Elton's tenth novel is a gut-wrenching historical drama which explores some fundamental questions. What is murder? What is justice in the face of unimaginable daily slaughter? And where is the honour in saving a man from the gallows if he is only to be returned to die in a suicidal battle? As the gap between legally-sanctioned and illegal murder becomes evermore blurred, Kingsley quickly learns that the first casualty when war comes is truth.
Amazon Synopsis:
Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder. Douglas Kingsley is a conscientious objector, previously a detective with the London police, now imprisoned for his beliefs. He is released and sent to France in order to secure a conviction. Forced to conduct his investigations amidst the hell of The Third Battle of Ypres, Kingsley soon discovers that both the evidence and the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him. Ben Elton's tenth novel is a gut-wrenching historical drama which explores some fundamental questions. What is murder? What is justice in the face of unimaginable daily slaughter? And where is the honour in saving a man from the gallows if he is only to be returned to die in a suicidal battle? As the gap between legally-sanctioned and illegal murder becomes evermore blurred, Kingsley quickly learns that the first casualty when war comes is truth.
Sorry made an error!!!!!
I now have a second copy of this book here, so this will be made available and probably passed on quite soon.
Journal Entry 4 by molekilby at Cardiff Bay in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Sunday, September 10, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (9/10/2006 UTC) at Cardiff Bay in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom
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Left on one of the lamposts on the promenade towards the Norwegian Church.
Left on one of the lamposts on the promenade towards the Norwegian Church.