Tree Sarah Waters Virago FBA Paperback 2024 A man is found dead

A man is found dead in an escape tunnel in an Italian prisoner-of-war camp

Initial scepticism gives way to cautious belief

Gamache has realized that plot

A classic set up with a closed circle of suspects - the tenants and neighbours of a faded-glory historic building in North London - but with a grittiness befitting the 1960 publication date

Be careful

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