From the Back Cover
Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career? Why does the woman he loves so suddenly and coldly reject him? Why, seventy years later, should people go to such lengths - even as far as murder - to prevent the truth from being revealed?

Martin Radford, history graduate, disaffected and unemployed, leaps at the chance to get to the island of Madeira and begin the hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwin Strafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to nightmare as his investigation triggers a bizarre and violent train of events which remorselessly entangles him and those who believed they had escaped the spectre of crimes long past but never paid for...

I've recently discovered Goddard, brought on by a random pick up in a charity shop, and encourage by the recommendation of one of my tutors.

Whilst I can't enthuse as wildly as some of the reviews on Amazon , it is a deftly written historical thriller cum conspiracy novel, and sheds some interesting lights on Edwardian concerns - notably votes for women, and the machinations and manoeuverings of Lloyd George, Churchill and Asquith.

The historical sections rang true, and although the denouement felt a little forced and melodramatic, I guess it's only to be expected in a first novel.

To be released

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Come and join us at the Showroom (in the cafe/bar) from 11am onwards. Children welcome!

There was only one other person at the meet, and I could foist all sixteen of the books I took on her, so I brought this one back, intending to go to the Nottingham meet the following week. Due to risk of flooding, I didn't go - better luck another time!

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Meeting at the Showroom from 11am onwards to swap books, chat and generally have a chilled start to the weekend! Everyone welcome!

Picked up at today''s Sheffied meet-up.

I started reading this book at the weekend but couldn't get into it, so I sneaked a peek at the end to find out the solution to the mystery.

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At the BookCrossing mini-meet.

Released for the Never Judge a Book by its Cover challenge. The theme for Week 39 is author names beginning with O, R, Y or B, and the first name of this book's author is Robert.

Catching up on journalling books picked up from the Bean, I picked this up to give to a friend at work.

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Left on the bookshelf at NHS Direct.