—Washington Post Book World
“Takes the reader on a journey from which he knows he will not deviate until the final destination is reached.”
—Evening Standard
“In the best tradition of British storytelling, here murder, deceit, family honor, and intrigue are intricately woven into a compelling drama.”
—Library Journal
“When it comes to duplicity and intrigue, Goddard is second to none. He is a master of manipulation…a hypnotic, unputdownable thriller.”
—Daily Mail
“The suspense mounts to a fine crescendo. A superior example of Goddard’s velvet-cloaked menace.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Impossible to put down…totally compels you from the first page to the last…Goddard is a wonderful storyteller.”
—Yorkshire Post
“Cracking good literate entertainment…had me utterly spellbound.”
—Washington Post Book World
“Superbly plotted…The novel’s movement through time, using additional narrators, adds layers of depth to its mysteries, which fit together as intricately as the pieces of a Chinese puzzle…. The author’s manipulation of suspense and surprise rarely fails to dazzle.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Combines the steely edge of a thriller with the suspense of a whodunit, all interlaced with subtle romantic overtones.”
—Time Out
“His narrative power, strength of characterization and superb plots, plus the ability to convey the atmosphere of the period quite brilliantly, make him compelling reading.”
—Books
“Father and son, cloak and dagger, relativity and quantum mechanics—Goddard is surely the suavest guide to this unlikely mélange of formulas.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“There’s an elegant arc to Goddard’s fluid style, which gracefully orchestrates its story over a broad time span and through the ambiguous testimony of its complex characters.”
—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
“As he does so smoothly and so well, Goddard again creates a narrator who uncovers secrets buried in the past that cast grim shadows on later generations…. As usual, Goddard is meticulous with background details and local color, and his characters, with their good manners and dark secrets, seem to have stepped out of a Daphne du Maurier novel. There are enough surprises in this tale of switched identities and lingering resentments to keep readers steadily engrossed.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fuses history with crime, guilty consciences and human fallibility in a way that makes his books an intelligent escapist delight.”
—Times (London)
HAND IN GLOVE
A Delta Book
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Bantam Press UK hardcover edition published 1992
Delta trade paperback edition / May 2006
Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York
This is a work of fiction. While, as in all fiction, the literary perceptions and insights are based on experiences, all names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. No reference to any real person is intended or should be inferred.
All rights reserved
Copyright © 1992 by Robert Goddard
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-29017
Delta is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
www.bantamdell.com
eISBN: 978-0-440-33607-5
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