Robert Edric Knihy

It is 1847, northern England, and Charles Weightman has been given the unenviable task of overseeing the flooding of the Forge Valley and evicting its lingering inhabitants. Weightman is heartily resented by these locals, and he himself is increasingly unconvinced both of the wisdom of his appointment and of the integrity and motives of the company men who posted him there. He finds some solace, however, in his enigmatic neighbour, Mary Latimer. Caring for her mad sister, Mary is also an outsider, and a companionship develops between the two of them which offers them both some comfort and support in their mutual isolation. As winter closes steadily in and as the waters begin to rise in the Forge Valley, it becomes increasingly evident that the man-made deluge cannot be avoided; not by the locals desperate to save their homes, nor by the reluctant agent of their destruction, Weightman himself.In a masterful new novel, Edric captures powerful human emotions with grace and precision. The hauntingly resonant backdrop to this story of David and Goliath marks Edric’s dramatic return to historical literary fiction.

'A small masterpiece' The Spectator My Own Worst Enemy is a wry and moving memoir of a working-class childhood in 1960s Sheffield, and the relationship between a touchy, tragicomic bully of a father and a son whose acceptance to grammar school puts him on another track entirely. With a novelist's eye, Robert Edric vividly depicts a now-vanished era: of working-men's clubs; of tight-knit communities in factory towns; and of a time when a woman's place was in the home. And he brings to colourful life his family, both close and extended - though over all of it hovers the vanity and barely-suppressed anger of his own father. My Own Worst Enemy is a brilliantly specific portrait both of particular time and place - the Sheffield of half a century ago - and a universal story of childhood and family, and the ways they can go right or wrong.

A new series of murders take place after a convicted child murderer offers to provide evidence against others and about police corruption in exchange for freedom.

In late summer 1946, an isolated community on the Fenland Coast encounters James Mercer, a former captain now tasked with demolishing outdated gun platforms. As Mercer integrates into the community, he develops a relationship with the wife and daughter of a soldier expected home not from war, but from military prison, creating an atmosphere of tension. He also befriends Mathias, a German POW who prefers to remain in captivity, and Jacob, a Jewish survivor of the camps whose harrowing past Mercer gradually uncovers. The bond between Mathias and Jacob deepens, revealing shared histories amidst the community's anxieties. As the ex-soldier returns, he attempts to reassert his authority, disrupting the fragile dynamics. In a place seemingly untouched by time, the forces of destruction and renewal are at play, prompting each character to seek their own solid ground. As summer fades, tensions escalate, and long-held prejudices resurface, drawing the six main characters into a web of conflict. Each is bound by a rigid moral code, and Mercer finds himself at the heart of the unfolding drama, leading to a violent and unforeseen climax. The narrative powerfully conveys the lingering sense of uncertainty and the challenges of transitioning to peacetime in a community grappling with its past.

Ein fesselnder Psychothriller, in dem in Hull zwei Prostituierte ermordet werden. Die Polizei verdächtigt Paul Hendry, doch seine Mutter glaubt an seine Unschuld und engagiert Privatdetektiv Leo Rivers. Dieser entdeckt Verbindungen zu einem Vorfall vor dreißig Jahren, der einen Rachefeldzug auslöst.

Krimi um einen Privatdetektiv, der die Wahrheit über den Tod einer spurlos Verschwundenen herausfindet.

Ein Kurort in der Schweiz, Spätherbst 1919. Elizabeth Mortlake und ihre Schwägerin reisen aus Oxford an, um sich von ihrem Verlust zu erholen: Michael, Marys Ehemann und Elizabeths Bruder, ist im Krieg gefallen. Der Ort bietet kaum Gesellschaft, nur ein deutscher Waffenhändler und seine langweilige Tochter zeigen Interesse an den beiden Frauen. Während Mary in ihrer Trauer versinkt, wird Elizabeth von dem geheimnisvollen Captain Jameson angezogen, der im Hotel auftaucht und als unwillkommener Gast gilt. Jeder im Ort scheint etwas über den abweisenden Engländer zu wissen, der angeblich mit seltenen Büchern handelt. Elizabeths Neugier führt sie zu einem nahegelegenen Kloster und einem Militärkrankenhaus. Dort trifft sie auf eine alte Nonne, die die Abgründe des Lebens kennt, eine eifersüchtige Novizin, einen Offizier mit einem drohenden Todesurteil und einen Arzt, der schwer verwundeten Soldaten neue Gesichter geben kann. Elizabeth beginnt, ihre eigenen moralischen Urteile zu hinterfragen. Die Stadt am See wird zum bizarren Zwischenreich: Das alte Leben ist vorbei, und die Zukunft bleibt ungewiss. In dieser gefühlstauben Welt, umgeben von Verkrüppelten und Versehrten, findet Elizabeth eine unerwartete Freiheit und möglicherweise den Mut für einen Neuanfang.