The Desolate Garden

Daniel Kemp

Sinopse

What secrets lie in the ledgers of the Royal Government Bank?
 
After Harry Paterson is summoned to London following his father's murder, he finds out that the late Lord Elliot Paterson had discovered hidden information dated all the way back to 1936... and a vast quantity of money erased from the accounts.
 
Mysterious initials and an address in Leningrad - a major port in former Soviet Union - are his only clues.
 
Together with the attractive Judith Meadows, Harry must unravel his father's mysterious death - and figure out the mystery hidden in the files of the Royal Government Bank.

Disponível desde: 12/02/2022.

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