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A Place Of Strangers [Kindle Edition]

Geoffrey Seed
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When a successful TV journalist returns for Christmas to the decaying Tudor mansion where his step-parents live something is not right. Approaching death, they are reserved and enigmatic, as if they are determined to take one last secret with them to the grave.

He suspects that they have lied to him about who his real parents were – and what happened to them.

And so begins an investigation that will reveal his past – and determine his future.

As he digs deeper, he starts to uncover a terrifying conspiracy – one of murder and revenge, with its roots in the greatest crime in history, the Holocaust.

Inspired by a story Geoffrey Seed investigated as a journalist, ‘A Place of Strangers’ is a stunning, literary thriller that combines history and suspense. It will appeal to followers of writers such as Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Alan Judd.

"Intelligent, seamless and satisfyingly complex with a whiff of Le Carré." - Patrick Malahide.

Geoffrey Seed is a journalist who worked for the Daily Mail and then specialised in producing major TV investigations for programmes such as World In Action and Panorama. ‘A Place of Strangers’ is his first novel.

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 405 KB
  • Print Length: 198 pages
  • Publisher: Endeavour Press Ltd.; 1 edition (4 Oct 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B009M3R9QO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #47,206 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Anything to declare? 20 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
If you want a good read that embraces excitement and intrigue, poignancy and pathos, Geoffrey Seed's 'A Place of Strangers' is for you.

The story of a man's quest for his true identity, it moves through time and from country to country at a pace that keeps the pages turning. The short chapters add a sense of urgency.

Part thriller, part 'spy-spiel', Seed's book is not so much a whodunit as a who didn't do it. All the characters have something to hide. 'Anything to declare?' could be an alternative title.

McCall, the mixed-up and messed up man at the centre, has much appeal. Let's hope he finds a place in future novels.

Wherever the story roams it always returns to the mysterious house in the Shropshire countryside, the Place of Strangers. Beautifully written, in a concise style with lively dialogue, this is definitely one for the holiday box.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A stylish new novel, beautifully written 22 Oct 2009
By PaddyB
Format:Paperback
A Place of Strangers is a stylish and beautifully written upmarket thriller about a TV journalist who discovers his diplomat step-parents have lied about his early life - and have even darker secrets to hide.
The more he investigates, the more deceit he uncovers. It is a hard-edged but tender story of love and loss, betrayal and revenge, all rooted in history's greatest crime - the Holocaust.
Engrossing and interlinked narratives weave seamlessly across five decades as the damaged lives of vividly drawn and subtlety nuanced characters emerge in a Russian doll of a tale in which each mystery holds yet another.
The mood created is one of introspection and foreboding for the journalist knows the truth he seeks to unearth can only destroy those who've loved him most.
The plot drives between time and place, compellingly evoked in language that is both rich but spare and powerfully portrays the author's extraordinary depth of feeling towards the terrible history that is the real and harrowing backdrop to the novel.
It is told with an assured and seasoned researcher's eye for detail and human frailty, is thoughtful yet exciting and unputdownable while carrying genuine emotional punch.
If ever there was a calling card from a new writer of intelligent psychological thrillers, then A Place of Strangers is it.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Evocative New Novel 3 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
A beautifully written and well researched novel in which we are effortlessly transported between the calm and beauty of present day Shropshire countryside and the ravages and concentration camps of war-torn Central Europe.

It tells the story of a man searching for his past in which he has to peel back layer after layer of duplicity, heartbreak and betrayal before he can find the truth.

A book written with intelligence, acute observation and all the more powerful for the author's instinct for understatement despite, from time to time, passages of almost lyrical intensity.
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4.0 out of 5 stars LIFE AS CIRCUMSTANCE
A Place of Strangers. By Geoffrey Seed

Life as a result of circumstance: men and women of an older generation, one born to suffer two world wars, who suffered, killed... Read more
Published 2 days ago by GERARD COFFEY
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read
I downloaded this as a freebie, as the description intrigued me. I enjoy crime/spy/thriller/drama books and also love history, and in this book it all came together! Read more
Published 1 month ago by MrsG
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting discourse connecting historical and contemporary events.
I found this book difficult to put down. Found the parallel story lines at first to be slightly confusing but as long as the periods between between putting down and picking up... Read more
Published 2 months ago by wynn545
4.0 out of 5 stars an excellent read
I read this in 24 hours - couldn't put it down once started - you just want to know more about Mac, Bea and Evie. If you like William Boyd you will like this.
Published 2 months ago by glenn powell
4.0 out of 5 stars An Unusual Blend
I enjoyed the unusual mix of mystery with rather more hard-hitting history than is usual in a work of fiction. Read more
Published 3 months ago by An Avid Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars Shame about the ending
'A Place of Strangers' is an interesting book in terms of its concept. I'm really not sure how to define it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Longshot
4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it Down
Brilliant. Hard to put down and really makes you think about such hard times. Would of been nice to have another chaptet conclude on McCall
Published 3 months ago by mrs k m wood
4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, thoughtful and warm
A great book that mingles mystery with family history. A week written book that made me appreciate more around me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read.
A really compelling novel full of intrigue and interest and well written covering a number of historical, moral and personal conflicts along the way.
Published 4 months ago by DD
3.0 out of 5 stars A Place of a Lot of Strangers, all weird
Having read all of LeCarre's work, and finding some of those over characterised with simple plotlines interminably dragged out, I was looking forward to reading this book by... Read more
Published 4 months ago by l powell
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