The Anarchists' Club
A Leo Stanhope Case
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
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'A gripping, fast-paced read stuffed full of atmosphere and murder most foul' Red
The second book in the acclaimed new historical crime series following on from the Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 pick, The House on Half Moon Street.
It's been a year since Leo Stanhope lost the woman he loved, and came closing to losing his own life. Now, more than ever, he is determined to keep his head down and stay safe, without risking those he holds dear. But Leo's hopes for peace and security are shattered when the police unexpectedly arrive at his lodgings: a woman has been found murdered at a club for anarchists, and Leo's address is in her purse. When Leo is taken to the club by the police, he is shocked to discover there a man from his past, a man who knows Leo's birth identity. And if Leo does not provide him with an alibi for the night of the woman's killing, he is going to share this information with the authorities.
If Leo's true identity is unmasked, he will be thrown into an asylum, but if he lies... will he be protecting a murderer?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in Victorian London, Reeve's well-crafted sequel to 2019's Half Moon Street finds Leo Stanhope, formerly Lottie Pritchard, involved in another thought-provoking murder case. A few days after Dora Hannigan, accompanied by her two children, Aidan and Ciara, makes a small purchase at the pharmacy owned by Leo's landlord, the police bring Leo to a club for political radicals, where Dora's corpse has been found. Since Leo's name and address are on Dora's body, they doubt his claim that she's a stranger. As Leo is leaving, he's accosted by a childhood acquaintance, a wealthy industrialist's radical son, who threatens to reveal his secret that Leo was born and raised as female if Leo won't provide him with an alibi. Afraid of being prosecuted or committed to an asylum, Leo agrees to do so, fueling police suspicion further. Meanwhile, Aidan and Ciara, now homeless, return to the pharmacy, the last place they visited before Dora's death. Leo grows increasingly attached to the children as he pursues the killer, who Ciara insists is a lion. In this nicely plotted puzzle, Reeve movingly explores Leo's inner life. Readers will hope he'll return soon.
