Death in Focus: An Elena Standish Novel

Death in Focus: An Elena Standish Novel

In the start of an all-new mystery series set in preâ€“World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her dead loverâ€™s final, world-shattering message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power.

â€œThrilling . . . reminiscent of works by Eric Ambler and Graham Greene.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal

On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister, Margot, have finally been able to move on from the lasting trauma of the Great War, in which the newly married Margot lost her husband and the sisters their beloved brother. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has found new inspiration in the striking Italian landscape, and sheâ€™s met an equally striking man named Ian.Â When Ian has to leave unexpectedly, Elenaâ€”usually the more practical of the sistersâ€”finds sheâ€™s not ready to part from him, and the two share a spontaneous train trip home to England. But a shocking sequence of events disrupts their itinerary, forcing Elena to personally deliver a message to Berlin on Ianâ€™s behalf, one that could change the fate of Europe.

Back home, Elenaâ€™s diplomat father and her secretive grandfatherâ€”once head of MI6, unbeknownst to his familyâ€”are involved in their own international machinations. Worried when Elena still hasnâ€™t returned from Italy, her grandfather starts to connect the dots between her change in plans and an incident in Berlin, where Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich are on the rise. It seems the message Elena delivered has forced her into a dangerous predicament, and her grandfatherâ€™s old contacts from MI6 may be the only people who can get her out aliveâ€”if Elena can tell the difference between her allies and her enemies.

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry merges family secrets with suspense on the world stage, as darkness bubbles under the surface of a Europe on the brink of change. In these complicated times, Elena emerges as a strong new heroine who learns quickly that when nothing is certain, she can rely only on herself.

Praise for Death in Focus
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â€œMasterful! Itâ€™s exceedingly rare for an author to have the talentÂ to blend classic elements of a thriller with compelling family dynamics and geopolitical intrigue,Â but Anne Perry pulls it off like the consummate pro that she is.Â And, on top of all that,Â Death in FocusÂ is written in her unique literary voice. I guarantee youâ€™ll love Elena Standish.Â Brava!â€ â€”Jeffery Deaver, author ofÂ The Never Game
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-09-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-09-17
Format	Kindle eBook

Death in Focus: An Elena Standish Novel

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