Against the Light
An Irish Nationalist mystery set in Edwardian London
by Marjorie Eccles
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Pub Date Sep 01 2016 | Archive Date Aug 31 2016
Description
London, April, 1912. The third Irish Home Rule Bill is passing through Parliament and the situation is growing ever more tense. Closely involved in the negotiations, cabinet minister Edmund Latimer finds himself under growing pressure – which only intensifies when his seventh-month-old niece Lucy is snatched away in her pram in Regent’s Park.
Could there be a connection between Lucy’s kidnapping and the Irish talks? With her husband under intolerable strain, Edmund’s wife Alice makes it her business to find out. But the more she discovers, the more she realizes how little she really knows the man she married five years before.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780727886224 |
| PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Lauralee J, Reviewer
This was a fun and very fast-paced mystery! Lucy is a strong female sleuth! This book is filled with twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat reading! I liked the historical details and it had vivid descriptions ofIreland in Edwardian times. It was a very quick and easy read. The language is very comprehensive for the average reader. I recommend this book for fans of Tessa Arlen and Agatha Christie.
Karen O, Reviewer
The year is 1912 and when the body of a man is found in the back of a cab, the police know they have their work cut out when they find that he was known to the notorious Irishman, Danny O'Rourke. With known associates refusing to reveal his whereabouts, Sergeant Inskip must try by all means possible to root him out. The waters are muddied, however, when Lucy, the seven-month-old niece of cabinet minister, Edmund Latimer, disappears, taken whilst on a walk in the park. Could the kidnapping be linked to Latimer's involvement in the Irish Home Rule Bill currently passing through parliament and is there any connection to the dead man? Latimer's wife Alice is desperate to uncover the truth, unaware that she is probably not going to be happy with what she discovers...
This is the second book I have read by this author, and like the previous one, Heirs and Assigns, Marjorie Eccles has managed to convey a rich portrait of what life was like for a section of society in the past. In Against the Light, we see a stark contrast between the privileged life of the Latimers and the trials faced by the working class in the east end of London. It was also good to, again, see the character of a strong woman with Alice Latimer's work as a doctor.
I did have a few reservations before reading this book, knowing that there were going to be references to the Home Rule debate in Ireland. I was concerned that the mystery element of the story would become overshadowed by politics but, thankfully, this was not the case. While the political part of the book is essential to the plot, it is merely a backdrop to all the other aspects of the story. The different sub-plots all link together nicely and there are a few surprise moments. I also liked the way real-life situations were weaved into the plot with, for example, reference to the Titanic disaster.
Another great read from Marjorie Eccles.
