Clare Francis
1) Night sky
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English
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Focuses on a young Englishwoman in Nazi-occupied France, a petty French criminal and collaborator, and a German-Jewish scientist with a momentous secret.
2) Red Crystal
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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The gripping Cold War thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis
The demonstrations, strikes, and student uprisings that punctuated Paris during the late 1960s only served to hide a more devious presence lurking on European soil. A dangerous terror group took root amidst the Paris barricades, a well-trained group of assassins and spies known as the Crystal Faction. Trained in Italy and funded by Moscow, these Cold War...
The demonstrations, strikes, and student uprisings that punctuated Paris during the late 1960s only served to hide a more devious presence lurking on European soil. A dangerous terror group took root amidst the Paris barricades, a well-trained group of assassins and spies known as the Crystal Faction. Trained in Italy and funded by Moscow, these Cold War...
3) Wolf winter
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English
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When Norwegian mountain climber Jan Johansen is killed in an incident on the Russian-Finnish border, his widow, Ragna, is drawn into a series of events with roots in World War II which set the stage for espionage in the Cold War of the 1960s. Ragna's attraction for two men, Jan's best friend and an Oslo journalist, brings them all together in a violent struggle for truth and survival in Lapland's frozen wastes.
4) Deceit
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English
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Ellen Richmond, trying to cope with her husband Harry's alleged suicide and its effects on her children, is introduced to Harry's former colleague Richard Moreland whose determination to learn the truth about Harry's death poses a threat to all Ellen holds dear.
5) Betrayal
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English
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Betrayal takes many forms in this psychological mystery replete with murder, adultery, and scandal from international bestselling author Clare Francis Businessman Hugh Wellesley's life takes an unexpected turn when he learns that the corpse of a murdered woman-his mistress, Sylvie Mathieson-has been dredged from the River Dart. Embroiled in a company buyout and unwilling to admit to his affair, Wellesley is brought up on criminal charges-despite the...
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English
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A woman is viciously attacked by an intruder in this thrilling crime novel from international bestselling author Clare Francis Catherine Galitza is assaulted in her own home, thrown down the stairwell, and left with serious injuries. As she recovers, she works to solve the mystery of her attacker's identity, focusing on the barrage of nuisance phone calls she has been receiving for months. Catherine begins to consider the idea of a stalker, a watcher...
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English
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A chilling mystery of environmental disasters and corporate greed from international bestselling author Clare Francis Daisy Field is a tough young environmental lawyer and activist, campaigning against an international conglomerate marketing agrochemicals with nasty side effects. Their profitable pesticide, Silveron, appears to be causing serious illness in the British farming community, but Daisy is struggling to prove it. When famous pop star Nick...
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Young lawyer Joe McGrath faces a floodtide of memories when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a childhood friend in this gripping thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis Jenna had always been Joe McGrath's best friend and secret crush... until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on and began a prominent legal career. But always in the back of his...
9) Homeland
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English
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An atmospheric and affecting post-war novel from international bestselling author Clare Francis Torn between taking a job in London and helping his aunt and uncle, Greer reluctantly hires a Polish vet, Wladyslaw Malinowski, as a laborer on their withy farm. But this is a difficult time. Food and job shortages sweep the country. The soldiers of the Second Polish Corps have arrived and refuse to go home, drawing both suspicion and ire. And when Stella,...
10) A Dark Devotion
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English
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A criminal lawyer returns home to investigate the disappearance of the wife of an old family friend-and soon discovers a web of secrets and betrayals darker than she could have imagined Grace Dearden is a woman so beautiful and virtuous that no one would dare question her excellence or standing in the community. When Grace disappears-seemingly evaporating into the eerie Norfolk marshes-and police investigations fail to find her, her husband, Will,...
11) Unforgotten
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English
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A courtroom drama of deceit and family secrets set in the heart of London from international bestselling author Clare Francis Lawyer Hugh Gwynne is in the throes of his most difficult court case yet: His client Tom Deacon was in a car accident in which he witnessed the death of his young daughter . . . Since the crash, Deacon claims to be suffering from trauma and flashbacks, and the case seems poised for victory as a result of Deacon's PTSD....
