Dark in the City of Light by Paul Robertson is his standalone historical suspense thriller with strong mystery elements set during the Franco-Prussian War (
Wikipedia), starring a military attaché who must uncover the enemy responsible for a personal murder and other escalating acts targeting him with his nation's fate at stake, while juggling his remaining family, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Bethany House imprint.
The customer reviews indicate that this is solidly grounded with historical research and is very low on "inspirational" faith mentions, and has a solveable whodunnit for the murder in it, though the story focus is on the thriller-y suspense bits.
This has previously been offered free in 2013 and again in 2014.
Currently free, probably just for the rest of the day @
B&N (might also drop in the
UK),
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the
UK),
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play (all available to Canadians),
ChristianBook (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).
Description
The climate is tense in 1870s Europe as mistrust and suspicion rule the day. When the wife of Baron Harsanyi--a well-connected military attache--is found murdered, it is only the first in a series of evil acts committed by a shadowy enemy bent on destroying the baron. As nations ready for war, the baron must uncover the truth as he and his two adult children are launched straight into the maelstrom that will engulf the continent.