An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English
Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of
Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor.
Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was
engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in
honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the
island during world War II.
It is from this period of time that his murderer may well
have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to
want Guy Brouard dead: from his wives and business
associates to his current mistress and the underprivileged
teenagers he mentored. Indeed, Guernsey is revealed as a
place of secrets, and forensic scientist Simon St. James
and his wife Deborah soon discover that seemingly everyone
on the history-haunted island has something to hide.
Behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In
order to bring this person to justice, the St. Jameses
must delve into Guernsey's dark history - both past and
present - and into the troubled psyche of someone who may
have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of
all.
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