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In Pale Battalions

By: Robert Goddard
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Six months after the sudden death of her husband, Leonora Galloway sets out on a trip to France with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin....

Leonora takes her daughter to the battlefields of WW1, where her father is commemorated on the Thiepval Monument. But the date of his death is surprising and reveals that Captain John Hallows cannot possibly have been Leonora's real father.

This is only the start of a series of revelations that span three generations of a distinguished aristocratic family who are not what they seem. Penelope must piece together a tale of war, of loss, of greed, deception and vice - and the perpetrator of a murder left unsolved for more than half a century....

©1988 Robert Goddard (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Thriller Crime Detective War

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I read this book when it first came out in the late 1980's, and have loved Robert Goddard ever since. The book is a mystery that pans a sixty year time frame as recollection of a murder from people with different perspectives trying to unravel the truth.
Even having read the book, the mystery unfolds in a thoroughly entertaining manner that was never dull and did not prompt my memory to remember the various twists.
Jilly Bond is a very British actress who rarely gives a bad theatrical, television or film performance. She reads this book with energy and a complete mastery of accents for the numerous characters,
A perfect whodunit brilliantly read

A perfect whodunit brilliantly read

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Very engaging story in normal Robert Goddard style but narration was difficult to follow as male characters sounded very similar lost thread more than once as a result

Liked the story but

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I love Robert Goddard’s books. This one is outstanding for its historical background and sense of place as well as its plot.

Gripping

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I’ve listened to a number of Goddard’s books and this is definitely one of the best; nice interlocking narratives develop into a satisfying multi-generational picture of complex lives blighted by war, and more acutely by a single malicious actor and all that follows.

Satisfying long tale with unexpected turns

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I did enjoy this story but found the change of characters…and tales.. a bit confusing at times.

A bit confusing

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