Sussex Crime Omnibus 1
(2021)(The prequel to the Sussex Crime series)
An omnibus of novels by Isabella Muir
These three previously published novellas explore life during World War Two for many of the characters in Isabella Muir’s popular Sussex Crime series.
DIVIDED WE FALL
Christmas 1939 was a Christmas like no other.
With war declared just a few months ago, any thoughts of celebration are overshadowed with worries about loved ones who have gone off to fight. And it is not just those who are fighting who are a cause for concern.
When Philip discovers his best friend, Ronnie, is missing he knows that it is up to him to track him down. Winter has arrived with a vengeance and the heavy snowfall makes the search difficult, even worse when there is the blackout to cope with.
MORE THAN ASHES
When a community is threatened does it come together or split apart?
It is one year after the start of the Second World War and coastal communities are having to cope with relentless German bombings. Hardship is affecting families on every level, from food rationing to clothing shortages.
Everyone is trying their best to make do. Then an item of clothing turns up in the Latimer household, just a short time after a gentleman’s outfitters is bombed. Nearby towns and cities are experiencing looting on a grand scale and there is talk of severe punishments being handed out – a lifetime in prison; maybe even hanging.
CHOICES
A coming of age story set during World War Two
At ten years old the grown-up world can seem like a confusing place. For Vera Stubbs, being ten years old, and living through a world war, there is not only confusion, there is fear too.
The once sleepy seaside town of Tamarisk Bay has become a dangerous place. Death and destruction are close at hand, and within the space of twenty-four hours the bedrock of Vera’s life is shaken to the core. There are so many questions, with the only answers leading to more questions.
Is there a way back to the life Vera once knew, or is there only a path forward into a new life that will force her to make choices she had never considered?
Pick up the first omnibus edition of the Sussex Crime novellas to travel back to a time when community was tested to its limit!
Genre: Mystery
DIVIDED WE FALL
Christmas 1939 was a Christmas like no other.
With war declared just a few months ago, any thoughts of celebration are overshadowed with worries about loved ones who have gone off to fight. And it is not just those who are fighting who are a cause for concern.
When Philip discovers his best friend, Ronnie, is missing he knows that it is up to him to track him down. Winter has arrived with a vengeance and the heavy snowfall makes the search difficult, even worse when there is the blackout to cope with.
MORE THAN ASHES
When a community is threatened does it come together or split apart?
It is one year after the start of the Second World War and coastal communities are having to cope with relentless German bombings. Hardship is affecting families on every level, from food rationing to clothing shortages.
Everyone is trying their best to make do. Then an item of clothing turns up in the Latimer household, just a short time after a gentleman’s outfitters is bombed. Nearby towns and cities are experiencing looting on a grand scale and there is talk of severe punishments being handed out – a lifetime in prison; maybe even hanging.
CHOICES
A coming of age story set during World War Two
At ten years old the grown-up world can seem like a confusing place. For Vera Stubbs, being ten years old, and living through a world war, there is not only confusion, there is fear too.
The once sleepy seaside town of Tamarisk Bay has become a dangerous place. Death and destruction are close at hand, and within the space of twenty-four hours the bedrock of Vera’s life is shaken to the core. There are so many questions, with the only answers leading to more questions.
Is there a way back to the life Vera once knew, or is there only a path forward into a new life that will force her to make choices she had never considered?
Pick up the first omnibus edition of the Sussex Crime novellas to travel back to a time when community was tested to its limit!
Genre: Mystery
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