The Lost and the Blind

By: Declan Burke

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Synopsis: A mystery in modern-day rural Ireland may have roots in World War II, in this thriller by a &“fine dramatic writer and storyteller&” (Booklist). The elderly German, Karl Uxkull, was either senile or desperate for attention. Why else would he concoct a tale of Nazi atrocity on the remote island of Delphi, off the coast of Donegal? And why now, sixty years after the event, just when Irish-American billionaire Shay Govern has tendered for a gold prospecting license in Lough Swilly? Journalist Tom Noone doesn&’t want to know. With his young daughter Emily to provide for, and a new ghostwriting commission for Shay Govern&’s biography, the timing is all wrong. Besides, can it be mere coincidence that Karl Uxkull&’s tale bears an uncanny resemblance to a thriller written by spy novelist Sebastian Devereaux, the reclusive English author who has spent the past fifty years holed up on Delphi? But when a body is discovered drowned, Tom and Emily find themselves running for their lives in pursuit of the truth that is their only hope of survival. &“Burke has a real knack for dialogue and phrasing.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Readers . . . will be rewarded with an unholy Chinese box of a thriller. Make that an Irish-German box.&” —Kirkus Reviews

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 240 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781780106151
Publisher:: Severn House Publishers
Date of Addition:: 01/10/25
Copyrighted By:: Declan Burke
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.