The First Casualty

by Ben Elton

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Ben Elton’s first historical thriller now in paperback. The First Casualty of war is truth.

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The First Casualty - Paperback
$14.95 RRP (9780552773362) Published: 01/06/2006 Purchase
The First Casualty - CD
$34.95 RRP (9781856868365) Published: 01/11/2005 Purchase

Synopsis

Flanders, June 1917: A British officer is shot dead. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder. Douglas Konig is sent to France in order to secure a conviction. Forced to conduct his investigations amidst the hellish backdrop of war, Konig soon discovers that both evidence and witnesses are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him.

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"A work of formidable imaginative scope ... the writing is so good, the language so surprisingly subtle and the characters so beautifully delineated" - Daily Telegraph

"Riveting action scenes bristle with a queasy energy ... unputdownable and disgustingly realistic" - Sunday Telegraph

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