Hand in Glove A Novel
Hand in Glove A Novel by Robert Goddard is a reprint edition published by National Geographic Books on April 25, 2006. This 464-page novel unfolds in a seaside setting, where Beatrix Abberley confronts an intruder moments before her tragic death. The shocking crime leaves her family, particularly her niece Charlotte Ladram, grappling with grief and disbelief. As the police apprehend a suspect whom Charlotte believes to be innocent, she embarks on a quest for the truth that delves deep into her family’s past.
Readers will follow Charlotte as she navigates a complex web of secrets surrounding her late aunt and her brother, Tristram Abberley, a poet linked to the Spanish Civil War. The narrative explores themes of mystery and psychological suspense, revealing layers of wartime greed and treachery. As Charlotte uncovers shocking revelations, she transforms from a timid figure into someone emboldened by the unfolding mystery, all while facing the repercussions of a second violent crime. This edition invites readers into a world where family ties and hidden truths collide, making for a compelling exploration of the past.
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In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravely confronts an intruder moments before her life is brutally taken. The crime stuns the elderly spinster’s family—especially Beatrix’s niece, Charlotte Ladram. But Charlotte has little time to mourn the loss of her beloved aunt and little patience when police quickly arrest a man Charlotte believes is innocent. For Charlotte, a harrowing quest for answers begins—one that will take her into the shadows of the past…and into the life and secrets of the dead woman’s brother, famed poet and casualty of the Spanish Civil War, Tristram Abberley.
Now, amid shattering revelations about her family, and in the aftermath of a second savage crime, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a widening storm. And for Charlotte, something extraordinary is beginning to happen. As fifty years of secrets begin to unravel, shy, cautious Charlotte is coming alive in the shadow of a mystery—uncovering a shocking tale of wartime greed and treachery, and a vendetta of violence seemingly without end….
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