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The Desolate Garden

Name: The Desolate Garden
Rating: 3.93 (175 reviews)
Author: Daniel Kemp

Daniel Kemp February 1, 2012

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Only months before the murder of Lord Elliot Paterson, and his youngest son Edward, an address in Leningrad is discovered hidden in the ledgers of the family’s Bank in Westminster, dating back to the 1930’s. There is a spy in the family, but on whose side? His eldest son Harry is recruited into the British Secret Service to uncover the traitor. The Desolate Garden is a twisting tale of deceit and intrigue with Harry, and an attractive girl from the Home Office, desperately trying to unravel the mystery, before anyone else meets the same fate.

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