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2020 | Crime | Fiction & Poetry | Mystery

James Given must investigate another murder in wartime France! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Philip Kerr and Andrew Taylor.

Given had chosen the quiet life … until a murder case lands in his lap.


March, 1940


James Given has left his job as an inspector in England and moved with his wife Rachel to start a new life in France.

But when a local woman, Lisette Perron, dies under suspicious circumstances, Given comes out of retirement to investigate the possible murder.

What had first appeared to be a tragic cycling accident seems to be something more sinister.

As James begins to question the locals, it becomes apparent a spy is in hiding nearby.

And with the Second World War intensifying and the terror of the Nazi’s an ever-present threat, Given is unsure of who he can trust.

Was Lisette’s death accidental? Was she involved with the French spy?

And will this complex case bring James Given back out of retirement…?

WHERE EVERY MAN is the fourth historical crime novel in the Inspector James Given Mystery Series – a traditional British investigation set in 1940s Europe.

THE INSPECTOR JAMES GIVEN INVESTIGATIONS SERIES:
BOOK ONE: A Shadowed Livery
BOOK TWO: A Pretty Folly
BOOK THREE: A Patient Man
BOOK FOUR: Where Every Man

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Historical Fiction World War II France

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Charlie Garratt | 2020 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
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Where Every Man by Charlie Garrett is set in rural France at the beginning of the second World War. James Given has retired from the police force back in England and has moved with his wife Rachel, to work on a farm. He seems happy with the work, and their plan is to move south with the good weather. This looks increasingly less likely as time progresses because of the approach of the German army towards France’s borders. Regardless, James and Rachel love their lives in the small French town, and consider staying anyway. Rachel teaches local students to play the violin, and it’s one of these students who draws James back in to his role as an investigator when the local librarian dies unexpectedly. The local policeman believes its merely a cycling accident, but it increasingly looks like it’s murder. When James looks further in to the accident, it appears there is a German spy in the village. Before he can do anything about it, the spy disappears. Did the spy have anything to do with the death of the librarian?

This mystery played out so well, and I loved the interactions between James and the violin student. She wants to work as a police officer when she leaves school - much to her fathers disapproval. The students role in the story was a really good way of showing how James approached the task of solving a murder.

I have to say, I read a lot of this with a feeling of mild panic, especially when James goes to visit his uncle and his family nearby. It showed the vulnerable position he and his family were in as Jews in France. Even though James and Rachel have forged passports that showed that they were Christians, there was still that worry for them and their family - and the spectre of the Nazis is hanging over this whole story.

I always enjoy these James Given books, and I’m intrigued to see what comes for him next as war approaches.

Many thanks to Sapere Books for a copy of this book to read and honestly review - I really enjoy this series (I bought books 2 and 3 myself, if that’s anything to go by!)
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