The Unquiet Grave (Captain Harry Tennant Mystery Book 1)

The Unquiet Grave (Captain Harry Tennant Mystery Book 1)

<b>London, 1946.<br /><br />The war may be over, but the it’s devastating effects are not…</b><br /><br />Captain Harry Tennant has returned from serving in Italy and North Africa, expecting to be demobbed, only to find his services are still in demand.<br /><br />A policeman before the war, he’s made part of the Intelligence Corps, investigating war crimes. <br /><br />Mostly he looks into smaller cases of army personnel who are the victims, or perpetrators of crimes. <br /><br />That’s how Rose Kearney’s file ends up on his desk.<br /><br />Her brother William, a soldier with the Hampshire Regiment, was reported missing in action after D-Day. Having heard nothing else since, she’s travelling from their home in Wicklow to find answers.<br /><br />As Harry starts to investigate, he learns Kearney was part of a carrier crew fighting near Caen.<br /><br />The bodies from Kearney’s crew are found near a French chateau, with one appearing to have been executed.<br />But there’s was no sign of Kearney.<br /><br />Reports of Nazi atrocities nearby are leaking out and at first, it seems the men were victims of the ruthless Nazi machine. <br /><br />But things aren’t adding up for Tennant. <br /><br />Why was Kearney’s body never found, and why was an SS officer discovered with the missing man’s disks? <br /><br />Although his superior, Jekyll, wants the death blamed on the SS and quickly wrapped up, the more Harry digs, the more curious he becomes. <br /><br />He sets out to find answers, but only seems to dig up more questions.<br /><br />And it’s not long before Tennant find himself in grave danger…<br /><br /><h2>Praise for David J Oldman</h2><br /><br /><b>‘Rich with historical detail and mystery, this post-World War 2 thriller is an absolute knockout!’ – Tom Kasey, bestselling author of <em>Trade Off</em></b><br /><br /><b>David J. Oldman</b> is a writer and history enthusiast, with a particular interest in First World War military history.