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London, 1910: young Adam Raine's impoverished childhood becomes even darker when his mother is killed in a workers' protest march. His grieving father, Daniel, seeks a second chance for them in a coal mining town, where he begins working for the miners' union. But tensions escalate between the miners and their employer, Sir John Scarsdale, and finally explode with tragic consequences. In the aftermath, Adam is brought into the opulent Scarsdal...

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical

When a famed Oxford historian is found dead in his study one night, all evidence points to his son, Stephen. About to be disinherited from the family fortune, Stephen returns to home after a long estrangementand it happens to be the night his father is shot to death. When his fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, Stephens guilt seems undeniable. But there were five other people in the manor house at the time, and as their stories slowly...

Tolkien's writing has a timeless quality (and) the haunting undertones of other great masters."--"USA Today." A compelling thriller laced with Tolkien's signature writing style takes readers back to the case that started it all for Trave, the hero of his last two critically acclaimed novels.

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

From the slums of London to the riches of an Edwardian country house, from the hot, dark seams of a Yorkshire coalmine to the exposed terrors of the trenches, Adam Raine's journey from boy to man is set against the backdrop of a society violently entering the modern world.

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Tolkien's writing has a timeless quality [and] the haunting undertones of other great masters of mystery." -USA Today"Compulsively readable... Crafted with cunning and imbued with menace, The King of Diamonds adds luster to Tolkien's growing reputation as a brilliant star in the thriller firmament." --Richmond Times Dispatch"A thick web of family tensions and psychological dysfunction with a whodunit chaser... [The King of Diamonds] is elegant...

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

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Aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw groeit Adam Raine op in een Londense achterbuurt. Nadat zijn moeder overlijdt vertrekt hij met zijn vader naar het kolenmijnstadje Scarsdale in Yorkshire. Al snel exploderen de oplopende spanningen tussen de mijnwerkers en hun werkgever Sir John Scarsdale, met dramatische gevolgen. Zijn leven verandert nog meer wanneer de liefde lokt. Tot de oorlog uitbreekt en Adam in de Franse loopgraven van de Somme bela...

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A dark, dynamic thriller that tests the strength of blood ties, loyalty, and revenge, "The Inheritance" is a complex mystery of deception and betrayal that follows the court case of a young man set to hang for the murder of his father.

When a famed Oxford historian is found dead in his study one night, all evidence points to his son, Stephen. About to be disinherited from the family fortune, Stephen has returned home after a long estrangement--arriving on the night his father is shot to death.

When a famed Oxford historian is found dead in his study one night, all evidence points to his son, Stephen. About to be disinherited from the family fortune, Stephen has returned home after a long estrangement--arriving on the night his father is shot to death.

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From the acclaimed author of "The Inheritance" and grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien comes a sophisticated mystery layered with dark secrets from the past and slowburning suspense.