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rom the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and "one of the most imaginative and adventurous of the young Irish novelists working today" (Irish Independent) comes John Boyne's Next of Kin.
Boyne steps into the drawing rooms and private clubs of the prewar English aristocracy to offer an unobstructed view of a social elite driven by the conflicting desires to uphold tradition and to acquire vast wealth.
It is 1936, and London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. But the king is not the only member of the aristocracy with a hard decision to make. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic scion of a wealthy family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will, for Owen has run up huge gambling debts and casino boss Nicholas Delfy has given him a choice: Find 50,000 pounds by Christmas or find yourself six feet under. So when Owen discovers that he has been cut out of the will in favor of his cousin Stella, he finds that even a royal crisis can provide the means for profit, and for murder.
Next of Kin vividly captures the spirit of 1930s London, revealing the secrets of the upperclass, complete with gambling, murder, an art heist, and a conspiracy to unseat the new king that could change the future of the country.
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excellent
This was a good page turner edge of your seat book . Kudos to James Patterson and Maxine Paetro This is one of the best Women’s Murder Club series
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Patterson never disappoints
Like all of the women's murder club books, this is a fantastic suspense filled unputdownable read! Keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing right until the end!
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If you're a fan of the Women’s Murder Club series, you’ll like this book.
This book is a thrilling ride and there is loads of suspense when the villain called Blackout (great name!) captures Cindy. Of course, we know she’ll make it out alive. But it’s a page-turner, nevertheless. If you like the Women’s Murder Club run, you’ll like this one.
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Worst mother in literature
Why did Detective Boxer have a daughter is she refuses to raise her? May as well give her to the babysitter across the hall. At one point, Boxer is home on her day off,
