The Silent Ones (Father Anselm Novels) - Hardcover

Brodrick, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408704919 ISBN 13: 9781408704912

Publisher: Little, Brown, 2015

Synopsis

'All you have to do is find out why Harry is prepared to blame an innocent man. That's the thread. Follow it. You'll reach the Silent Ones. This is your way - our way - of making a difference.'

With this challenge from Father Edmund Littlemore, Anselm returns to the Old Bailey to fight the most difficult and troubling case of his life. The man in the dock is Littlemore himself. He is charged with grave offences against Harry Brandwell who, it seems, is both a victim and a liar. But he's the only link to these others who've chosen silence over their right to justice.

Unknown to Anselm, Robert Saunders, a journalist, has been investigating Littlemore's background. And he's a man with a troubled past, always on the move, from Boston in the USA to Freetown in Sierra Leone, finally running from a London police station rather than explain himself. More disturbingly, Robert uncovers details of a carefully planned scheme to entice Anselm back into court, exploiting his reputation for honesty to secure a shock acquittal.

Meanwhile Harry Brandwell - abused, abandoned and betrayed - has decided to take matters into his own hands.

The Silent Ones examines the one crime that Church, State and Family thought they could hide in their own best interests; Anselm's return is a compelling novel about the anatomy of silence, the courage of victims and the redemptive power of public justice.

About this title

Review:

Another masterpiece (The Lady)

Book Description:

The latest in CWA Gold dagger winner William Brodrick's much loved Father Anselm series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1408704919
• ISBN 13: 9781408704912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320