Elton, Ben
The First Casualty
- ISBN 13:
- 9780552771306
- author:
- Elton, Ben
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Doubleday
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 419
- Dimensions:
- 127mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Flanders, June 1917, was a day like any other in the trenches. But for one man, it would be his last. A British officer and celebrated poet was shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. The young soldier who was arrested and charged with his murder was Douglas Kingsley, a conscientious objector and former detective. Released from prison to investigate the crime in France, Kingsley is forced to navigate the hellish landscape of The Third Battle of Ypres. As he searches for evidence and witnesses, he discovers that both are disappearing into the mud that surrounds him. The lines between justice and murder become increasingly blurred, and Kingsley must confront the harsh realities of war. In this gut-wrenching historical drama, Ben Elton explores fundamental questions about truth, honour, and the nature of justice in the face of unimaginable violence.
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