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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The First Casualty
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'Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder.'

'Douglas Kingsley is a conscientious objector, previously a detective with the London police, now imprisoned for his beliefs. He is released and sent to France in order to secure a conviction. Forced to conduct his investigations amidst the hell of The Third Battle of Ypres, Kingsley soon discovers that both the evidence and the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him.' (Source: Goodreads website)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Bantam Books ,
      2005 .
      image of person or book cover 9059084222415791233.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 381p.
      ISBN: 0593051114
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Black Swan ,
      2006 .
      Extent: 443p.
      Note/s:
      • First published, London, Bantam, 2005.
      ISBN: 9780552771306 (pbk), 0552771309 (pbk)

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Last amended 27 Oct 2014 12:41:59
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  • Belgium, Western Europe, Europe,
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