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Lurking in the post-war East London moors, an imposter snuffs out the life of Lord Tannahill. Assuming the prestigious, luxurious life at the family estate in Uxbridge, he becomes obsessed with witnesses and suspicion. The imposter finds the secret diaries of the old Lord Tannahill; incensed with his own dastardly deeds, he adds his entries into the journals, recording confessions of his dark life. When Lady Tannahill returns to the mansion, she is one more player he can't control. Years later, the incriminating journals surface in the hands of Haggedorn, a rare book collector. As news of the…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Lurking in the post-war East London moors, an imposter snuffs out the life of Lord Tannahill. Assuming the prestigious, luxurious life at the family estate in Uxbridge, he becomes obsessed with witnesses and suspicion. The imposter finds the secret diaries of the old Lord Tannahill; incensed with his own dastardly deeds, he adds his entries into the journals, recording confessions of his dark life. When Lady Tannahill returns to the mansion, she is one more player he can't control. Years later, the incriminating journals surface in the hands of Haggedorn, a rare book collector. As news of the existence of the diaries spreads, ruthless bidders race and plot to acquire them for their value in exposing old crimes, murders and historical financial secrets. Haggedorn's young student employee, Blake, targeted in a blackmail scheme, becomes tangled in the saga of the Tannahill journals, leading to a surprising conclusion.
Autorenporträt
Canadian author Shirley Burton has released her fifteenth novel, each with a versatile style. Shirley's novels cover a range of genres, including her thriller and suspense novels, gentler whodunit mystery books, feel-good Christmas stories, a charming fantasy novel with an inspiring message of courage, and an acclaimed ten-generation historical fiction from France to the New World. Born in Barrie, Ontario, Shirley Burton has traveled to the towns and cities of her books, walking the neighborhoods and streets of her characters. Research took her to parts of France and Quebec for her 600-page historical fiction, Homage: Chronicles of a Habitant, portraying ten generations that migrated from France to the New World. For research for novels, she has traveled to locations in Istanbul, Paris, Rome, Greece, London, Amsterdam, Brazil, California, New York, and parts of Canada and the USA.