The House with Nine Locks by Philip Gray Hardback Book 9781787304420

A master forger transforms a young womans life but what will it cost herA riveting detective story that turns the genre on its head Gray gives us an unforgettable heroine to root for at the heart of his superbly crafted novel Alice Austen author of 33 Place BrugmannIn postwar Flanders Adelais de Wolfs family is slowly inexplicably falling apart her mother evermore lost to religious devotion her father to alcohol But with the death of a beloved uncle Adelais finds herself in receipt of an unexpected legacy a shuttered house in a rundown district and its contents contents that hold the promise of independence and wealth All that is required is application nerve and a willingness to break the lawAdelais stifles her doubts and her fortunes are transformed But with her rise comes complications her victimless crimes may not be as victimless as she supposed Nor has she counted on the singular fanaticism of Major de Smet of the Federal Gendarmerie a brutal detective who never forgives and never forgetsCaught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse will Adelais find that her new life comes at too high a priceCinematic and seductive The House with Nine Locks is a compelling and sweeping...