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"Finely observed beautifully written" Daily Mail on The Secrets of Life and Death “The victim had been buried in a carved hollow in the grass and shrouded in fallen leaves…” Archaeologist Sage Westfield has her first forensics case: investigating the murder of a teenage girl. Hidden by holly leaves, the girl’s body has been discovered on the grounds of a stately home, where another teenage girl went missing twenty years ago – but her body was never found. The police suspect the reclusive owner, Alistair Chorleigh, who was questioned but never charged. But when Sage investigates a nearby burial mound – and uncovers rumours of an ancient curse – she discovers the story of another mysterious disappearance over a hundred years ago. Sage will need both her modern forensics skills and her archaeological knowledge to unearth the devastating truth.

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“A deftly constructed novel that offers a nuanced blend between historical and contemporary mystery stories.” - The Crime Review

A Shroud of Leaves

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    A Paperback / softback by Rebecca Alexander

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      Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 09/07/2019
      ISBN13: 9781785656248, 978-1785656248
      ISBN10: 1785656244
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "Finely observed beautifully written" Daily Mail on The Secrets of Life and Death “The victim had been buried in a carved hollow in the grass and shrouded in fallen leaves…” Archaeologist Sage Westfield has her first forensics case: investigating the murder of a teenage girl. Hidden by holly leaves, the girl’s body has been discovered on the grounds of a stately home, where another teenage girl went missing twenty years ago – but her body was never found. The police suspect the reclusive owner, Alistair Chorleigh, who was questioned but never charged. But when Sage investigates a nearby burial mound – and uncovers rumours of an ancient curse – she discovers the story of another mysterious disappearance over a hundred years ago. Sage will need both her modern forensics skills and her archaeological knowledge to unearth the devastating truth.

      Trade Review
      “A deftly constructed novel that offers a nuanced blend between historical and contemporary mystery stories.” - The Crime Review

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