Shadows of the Past [Hardcover]

Janet Tanner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

In 1861, the Robertson Selection Act gave the people of New South Wales the right to purchase plots of land for farming and development. Cerys and Will Paige are one of these families of 'selectors' and they, like so many others, have come into conflict with the squatters who lived on the land before them - notably one Chas Richardson. One day Will is robbed and murdered, ostensibly by a bush ranger. Cerys determines to keep their small farm going for the sake of their children, though she faces many seemingly insurmountable problems in doing so. As she bravely starts to tackle these, it becomes clear that there were many things she did not know about her late husband, and that his death was not all it seemed...

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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South Wales, Australia, is a dangerous place to be in 1860. Cerys Paige knows this, but nothing prepares her for the brutal murder of her young husband, Will. Now a widow with a three-year-old and a toddler, Cerys has to worry about raising them as well as keeping her humble ranch afloat. Her finances are so close to the edge that the only worker she can afford is an old man who has been with the family forever. Will's kid sister, Jenny, who lives with Cerys, comes home one day with Hal Tucker, a man offering to help with the ranch in exchange for room and board. But Hal isn't what he seems to be, and his former link to Will brings a shocking past out into the open. Cerys finds an unlikely ally in wealthy Chas Wallace, but even he has another agenda. With her usual skill, Tanner has written another suspenseful, multidimensional tale, this one about a woman in danger of losing her heart, her land, and even her life. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727859269
• ISBN-13: 978-0727859266
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,893,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a Crowner John Mystery, March 9, 2008

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Pamela Jane Brink "Echo" (Edmonton Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows of the Past (Hardcover)

I bought this book thinking it was part of the Crowner John mystery series as stated in the title. It was not set in England but Australia and was not set in the 12th centry but is instead modern. I may read this book later but at the moment I am enjoying the Crowner John mysteries.