A Place of Hiding

The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. Brouard had been a generous patron and benefactor of the Island since his arrivai there a decade ago, and his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects. When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK - Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to aven this miscarriage of justice. What they find on that beautiful Island is a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime Occupation. In solving the crime, they also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties. In this, her twelfth novel, internationally bestselling author Elizabeth George presents an expertly woven tapestry of astounding complexity. As she allows the reader to unravel the threads of an intricate mystery she also illuminates the subtle bonds between parent and child, brother and sister, husband and wife.