The Partisan Heart

Love and War, Crime and Betrayal. The Italian Alps,1944. The Resistance is fighting a bitter battle against German forces on the treacherous mountains of the Valtellina.

"Kerr brings brilliantly to life a north Italian community in his debut crime title" - The Times Crime Club
"A well-paced novel that keeps the curiosity piqued throughout" - Glasgow Herald
"An enthralling story of love and betrayal" - Books Scotland
"Riveting. I absolutely loved the book" - Alan Giles, former MD, Waterstones

9781999613594 (6th June 2019)
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9781999313517 (6th June 2019)
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9781999313593 (5th March 2020)
£8.99

Description

Love and War, Crime and Betrayal. The Italian Alps,1944. The Resistance is fighting a bitter battle against German forces on the treacherous mountains of the Valtellina. Eighteen-year-old Sandro Bellini falls in love with the wife of his Commander. No good can come of it.

London, 1999. Michael Keats is mourning the death of his wife, killed in a hit and run accident in Northern Italy. His discovery that she had been having an affair devastates him and he sets out to find the identity of her lover. That journey leads him to the villages of the Valtellina, where he becomes embroiled in a crime of treachery and revenge. The brutal repercussions of the war are still reverberating, and as Michael uncovers the truth of his wife’s affair, he reveals five decades of duplicity and deception.

Gordon Kerr worked in bookselling and publishing before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of several titles including A Short History of Europe, A Short History of Africa, A Short History of China, A Short History of Brazil,A Short History of the First World War and A Short History of the Vietnam War. He divides his time between Dorset and Southwest France.

Additional information

Imprint

Muswell Press

Publication Date

6th June 2019

Height

216

Width

138

Subjects

Crime & mystery

Author Name

Pages

336