"I'm not absolutely certain, Lydia, but there's trouble with a runaway boy. At Victoria Station. They're holding him until I can get there." (ch. 2)Not My Blood: A Joe Sandilands Murder Mystery by Barbara Cleverly
Published August 21, 2012; Soho Crime
Setting: England, 1933
Source: publisher
Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands gets a phone call from a distressed boy named Jackie Drummond, who just might be Joe's illegitimate son. Jackie is in trouble at his Sussex boarding school, where a teacher has been murdered. A frightening number of boys, all from wealthy families, have gone missing over the school’s history, but by a strange coincidence none of the families have followed up on their sons' whereabouts. (Book description)
That's a nice tease, and the book seems interesting too! :)
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-Sarika.
Hmmmm.... I wonder why none of the families followed up on the disappearances? Sounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteBoth the teaser and the synopsis that you provided make me want to know more about the mysterious disappearances of the boys, and why nobody ever followed up on them! Very curious!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an emotional read.
ReplyDeleteInteresting teaser!
ReplyDeleteMy interest is peaked about this book.
ReplyDeleteLiking the teaser and certainly the location!
ReplyDeleteOoo this sounds like a good one! I love period pieces set in England. I'll have to add this to my tr list now.
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I've read the first couple in this series, and I keep meaning to get back to it. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteInteresting teaser. And the description makes it sound like I'd enjoy it. I've never heard of this series before.
ReplyDeleteNow I understand the term 'Teaser!'
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