Part of the million-selling My Story series that brings the past into the real world, giving it a truly human touch. *Trenches* is set in 1917 and is the story of Billy Stevens, a telegraph operator, stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking
The Trenches
โ Scribed by Parker Bilal
- Book ID
- 110621974
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- A Crane and Drake Mystery Book 3
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781838855130
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
In London, private investigator Dr Rayhana Crane is contacted by a woman who has received an unexpected letter from her estranged son Jason, not seen since he left to become a fighter for Islamic State. When his steps are traced back to the old stomping ground of her partner, Cal Drake, the former policeman goes undercover to infiltrate the sinister network which took Jason abroad.
Meanwhile, Crane pursues a woman whose seemingly unconnected disappearance off the English coast is soon found to reveal a deadlier connection. As the two investigators delve deeper, they find themselves mired in a violent world where terror and organised crime intersect.
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