Burial of Ghosts: A Novel [L0078]

2025 - PB Excellent condition. Ann Cleeves brings us Burial of Ghosts written before her acclaim as the New York Times Bestselling Author of Shetland and Vera. Here she gives us a thrilling standalone crime novel-now in print in the US. For Lizzie Bartholomew, a holiday in Morocco will change her life forever. But not in the way she had hoped . . . Lizzie had planned her trip to Marrakech as the perfect escape from her life-and her nightmares-in Northumberland. Abandoned as a baby, and having spent her childhood moving between foster homes, Lizzie certainly has much to escape from. Morocco is the perfect paradise she had imagined, especially when she finds herself on a bus sitting next to an intriguing man who is also travelling to fulfill his dreams. After a brief affair with the fellow traveller, Lizzie returns to England. In the days that follow, she receives a letter that states that her mysterious lover has died and left a large sum of money for her in his will. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy, conditions that will alter the course of Lizzie's life forever . . .

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "An intriguing, first person, story that has the reader involved in the twists and turns of the plot. Most enjoyable and up to Ann Cleeves usual high standard of plausible mystery story-telling."; "The writing is sharp and brisk. The characters are flawed, unreliable, and troubled. The plot uses flashbacks to intertwine and unravel an ominous tale of twists, turns, lies, deception, corruption, suspicions, revelations, mayhem, familial drama, and murder. Burial of Ghosts is an atmospheric, sinister, satisfying tale by Cleeves that does a wonderful job of highlighting that she's not only the queen of police procedural series, but also a pretty good standalone psychological thriller writer as well."; "One of the best starts to a murder-thriller I can remember. The heroine with an unenviable traumatised past meets a man during a trip to North Africa and enjoys a one night stand with him. What follows sometimes stretches plausibility but is tantalizingly paced and thoroughly thrilling. You'll meet some of the best characters I've encountered in any of Cleeves' books: Philip the one night stand; Jessie the surrogate mother; and especially, Lizzie - a well drawn study in psychological trauma. This crime mystery never lets up in complexity or surprise. Highly recommended."