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From the No. 1 bestseller and author of Richard & Judy pick The Savage Garden: an award-winning crime novel set in post-war New York for fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Jed Rubenfeld
Long Island, 1947
The men of Long Island have fished the wild Atlantic waters over the centuries. For Conrad Labarde, recently returned from the Second World War, the nets hold a sinister catch - the body of Lillian Wallace, a beautiful New York socialite.
Is it an accident or murder? Police chief Tom Hollis is convinced the roots of the tragedy lie in the twisted histories of local families. But the enigmatic Labarde insists on pursuing his own investigation. It seems the fisherman may have powerful reasons for wanting answers to the questions surrounding her death. And in this strange place where tradition meets power and riches, the truth is a rare thing indeed…
The Whaleboat House features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The Whaleboat House is available in Paperback
The Whaleboat House was written by Mark Mills and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Whaleboat House has 358 pages