#1 – No Graves as Yet
Cambridge, June 1914. Joseph Reavley returns home after his parents are killed in a motor accident, and his intelligence-officer brother Matthew reveals that their father had discovered a document capable of changing Britain’s foreign policy. The paper has vanished, raising the possibility that the deaths were…
#2 – Shoulder the Sky
Western Front, 1915. Army chaplain Joseph Reavley finds war correspondent Eldon Prentice dead in no-man’s-land and realises that he was killed by a British soldier rather than German fire. Prentice had been gathering evidence about command failures and the realities concealed from civilians at home. Judith…
#3 – Angels in the Gloom
England and the Western Front, 1916. Joseph Reavley returns home wounded and becomes involved in a murder whose evidence points towards espionage and sabotage. His recovery brings the hidden work of the home front into contact with the suffering he has witnessed among soldiers. Matthew’s pursuit…
#4 – At Some Disputed Barricade
Western Front, 1917. A deeply unpopular officer is murdered by men from his own unit, and Joseph Reavley must discover which soldier acted while understanding the conditions that drove the group towards violence. Discipline, exhaustion and loyalty make the truth dangerous to both the accused and…
#5 – We Shall Not Sleep
Western Front, 1918. With German defeat approaching, Joseph and Judith face increasing violence behind the lines, including the rape and murder of a nurse. Matthew arrives with news that the Peacemaker’s German counterpart is prepared to expose the British conspirator if he can be brought safely…