Audio Book Description:
July 1917: Joseph Reavley, a chaplain, and his sister Judith, an ambulance driver, are bone-weary as they approach the fourth year of theconflict; the peace of the English countryside seems a world away. On the Western Front, the Battle of Passchendaele has begun, and amongthe many fatalities from Joseph`s regiment is the trustedcommanding officer, who isreplaced by a young major whose pompous incompetencevirtually guarantees that many good soldiers will die needlessly. But soon he, too, is dead-killed by his own men. Although Joseph would like toturn a blind eye, he knows thathe must not. Judith, however, anguished at the prospect ofcourts-martial and executions for the twelve menarrested for the crime, has no such inhibitions and, risking her own life, helps all but one of the prisoners to escape.Back in England, Joseph andJudith`s brother, Matthew, continues his desperate pursuit to unmask the sinister figureknown as the Peacemaker-an obsessed genius who hascommitted murder and treason inan attempt to stop Britainfrom winning the war. As Matthew trails the Peacemaker, Joseph tracks hisescaped comrades through Switzerland and into enemy territory. His search will lead to a reckoning pitting courageand honor against the blindmachinery of military justice.
