The Unwanted Dead

Winner of the HWA Gold Crown for Best Historical Fiction

Read by: Tim Bentinck

Author: Chris Lloyd

Write A Review

At a Glance

Format
Digital Audiobook

Duration
12:37.28

Published: 17th September 2020

Digital Audiobook

$35.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $9.00 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

The first in a daring and gripping new WW2-set crime series for fans of Philip Kerr and Mick Herron.

Paris, Friday 14th June 1940.

The day the Nazis march into Paris. It made headlines around the globe.

Paris police detective Eddie Giral - a survivor of the last World War - watches helplessly on as his world changes forever.

But there is something he still has control over. Finding whoever is responsible for the murder of four refugees. The unwanted dead, who no one wants to claim.

To do so, he must tread carefully between the Occupation and the Resistance, between truth and lies, between the man he is and the man he was.

All the while becoming whoever he must be to survive in this new and terrible order descending on his home.

About the Author

Straight after graduating in Spanish and French, Chris Lloyd hopped on a bus from Cardiff to Catalonia and stayed there for over twenty years, falling in love with the people, the country, the language and Barcelona Football Club, probably in that order. Besides Catalonia, he's also lived in the Basque Country and Madrid, teaching English, travel writing for Rough Guides and translating. He now lives in South Wales, where he works as a Catalan and Spanish translator, and returns to Catalonia as often as he can.

Industry Reviews

"A thoughtful, haunting thriller"
Mick Herron

"A police story with a difference, sepia-painted to match the time and circumstances, with a convincing background and atmosphere, skilfully drawn to encompass the fates of the lead characters as if you were there by their side. Well-written and carefully researched, it is one to stay with you long after you have finished reading"
Adrian Magson, SHOTS Magazine