Next of Kin: A Novel

Next of Kin: A Novel

<p><b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of </b><b><i>The Boy in the Striped Pajamas</i> comes John Boyne's<i> Next of Kin</i></b></p><p>It is 1936, and London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between King Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic scion of a wealthy family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will. He must pay £50,000 worth of gambling debts by Christmas or he'll soon find himself six feet under. In his desperation, he discovers that the royal scandal could provide the means for profit . . . and for murder.</p>