The Drowning Place Edith Wharton British Library Publishing FKC Hardback 2025 East Harlem

East Harlem

When the Cardinal next in line to succeed the ailing Pope turns up dead

old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth

The winner is promised a fortune

artful but with a sense of guaranteed finality

The Drowning Place Edith Wharton British Library Publishing FKC Hardback 2025 East HarlemEdenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival has haunted him and the town ever since. Now a Detective Sergeant in the local police, Joe is called to the scene of a brutal and apparently inexplicable crime. The whole town is spooked, but Joe's new boss, DI