Part of Gideon Oliver, book 18
First published 2016
Forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver arrives at the Channel Islands to examine a cold case from the 1960s. Two men died on the same night decades ago, but their connection runs deeper than anyone suspected. During Nazi occupation, their fathers had switched the boys as children. Wealthy Roddy Carlisle grew up in a middle-class home while George Skinner was raised in privilege. After the war ended, both men struggled to readjust to their true identities. Their paths continued to cross through business dealings and legal troubles. Now Oliver must determine whether their deaths were coincidental or murder. His investigation takes an unexpected turn when new bodies surface. The old bones reveal secrets that someone wants to keep buried. Oliver races to uncover the truth as the danger escalates and more lives hang in the balance.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Channel Islands
Period: 1960s, World War II
284 pages · Kindle Edition · Thomas & Mercer