La Trama: El peso del cielo

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In the realm of historical fiction, Anne Perry shines brightly. Following her acclaimed Victorian mysteries, she presents a bestselling series set during World War I, contrasting the serene English countryside with the brutal realities of war. By April 1915, chaplain Joseph Reavley is tending to soldiers amidst the horrors of trench warfare, which is decimating England’s youth. During a rescue mission into no-man’s-land, Joseph discovers the body of Eldon Prentice, a controversial war correspondent and nephew of General Owen Cullingford. Prentice, disliked for his attempts to sway public opinion against the war, has been killed, seemingly not by the enemy but by one of his own. Joseph suspects he may know the killer, while his sister Judith, General Cullingford’s driver, has her own troubling doubts. Meanwhile, their brother Matthew, an intelligence officer in London, is pursuing a shadowy figure known as the Peacemaker, who aims to undermine support for the war and is believed to be at the center of a plot to reshape the world. The Peacemaker operates with lethal freedom, his influence reaching from the quiet lanes of Cambridgeshire to the battlefields of Ypres and Gallipoli. In this gripping series, Perry delves into the violent legacy of conflict and the profound impact on those who lived through it, crafting a taut and inspiring narrative.