by Robert Goddard · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253194569
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«Le Retour» is the suspense novel by Robert Goddard, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (528 pages, in French).
In 1981, Chris returns to Tredower House, Cornwall, for his niece's wedding. Nick, a childhood friend, claims to have proof that Chris's father, executed for the murder of Joshua in 1947, was innocent. The next day, Nick is found hanged and Chris investigates Joshua's death, immersed in jealousy, secrets, duplicity and blackmail.
Originally published as «Beyond Recall» in 1997, this French edition translated by Élodie Leplat was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 1999.
For readers of suspense and mystery who enjoy plots of family secrets and the twists of British crime fiction.
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. By 1915 his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. He and his team launched 34 rockets between 1926 and 1941, achieving altitudes as high as 2.6 km (1.6 mi) and speeds as fast as 885 km/h (550 mph).
