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    Betrayal
    Betrayal
    Betrayal
    Ebook74 pages54 minutes

    Betrayal

    By Hannah Howe

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    About the Series

    The Ann's War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15,000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: BETRAYAL, INVASION, BLACKMAIL, ESCAPE and VICTORY. The stories are set four months apart and will be published four months apart, so you can read them in 'real time', if you wish. However, you may prefer to read the books 'as one' after the publication of VICTORY. Please make a choice based on your reading preference. Kindly note that each mystery is resolved within one story, and that Ann's story arc will be resolved over the five books.

    About BETRAYAL

    With her husband away on a top secret mission, Ann Morgan prepares for another secretarial day at Trevor Bowman's detective agency. However, this day will be unlike any other. Over twenty-four hours, Ann will find her life turned upside-down as she discovers a murder, meets a handsome widower, Detective Inspector Max Deveraux, and confronts the murderer in a tale of temptation and duplicity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGoylake Publishing
    Release dateOct 16, 2017
    ISBN9781370496167
    Betrayal
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    Hannah Howe

    Hannah Howe is the bestselling author of the Sam Smith Mystery Series (Sam's Song, book one in the series, has reached number one on the amazon.com private detective chart on seven separate occasions and the number one position in Australia). Hannah lives in the picturesque county of Glamorgan with her partner and their two children. She has a university degree and a background in psychology, which she uses as a basis for her novels.Hannah began her writing career at school when her teacher asked her to write the school play. She has been writing ever since. When not writing or researching Hannah enjoys reading, genealogy, music, chess and classic black and white movies. She has a deep knowledge of nineteenth and twentieth century popular culture and is a keen student of the private detective novel and its history.Hannah's books are available in print, as audio books and eBooks from all major retailers: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, Kobo, iBooks, etc. For more details please visit https://hannah-howe.comThe Sam Smith Mystery Series in book order:Sam's SongLove and BulletsThe Big ChillRipperThe Hermit of HisaryaSecrets and LiesFamily HonourSins of the FatherSmoke and MirrorsStardustMind GamesDigging in the DirtA Parcel of RoguesBostonThe Devil and Ms DevlinSnow in AugustLooking for Rosanna MeeStormy WeatherDamagedEve’s War: Heroines of SOEOperation ZigzagOperation LocksmithOperation BroadswordOperation TreasureOperation SherlockOperation CameoOperation RoseOperation WatchmakerOperation OverlordOperation Jedburgh (to follow)Operation Butterfly (to follow)Operation Liberty (to follow)The Golden Age of HollywoodTula: A 1920s Novel (to follow)The Olive Tree: A Spanish Civil War SagaRootsBranchesLeavesFruitFlowersThe Ann's War Mystery Series in book order:BetrayalInvasionBlackmailEscapeVictoryStandalone NovelsSaving Grace: A Victorian MysteryColette: A Schoolteacher’s War (to follow)What readers have been saying about the Sam Smith Mystery Series and Hannah Howe..."Hannah Howe is a very talented writer.""A gem of a read.""Sam Smith is the most interesting female sleuth in detective fiction. She leaves all the others standing.""Hannah Howe's writing style reminds you of the Grandmasters of private detective fiction - Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker.""Sam is an endearing character. Her assessments of some of the people she encounters will make you laugh at her wicked mind. At other times, you'll cry at the pain she's suffered.""Sam is the kind of non-assuming heroine that I couldn't help but love.""Sam's Song was a wonderful find and a thoroughly engaging read. The first book in the Sam Smith mystery series, this book starts off as a winner!""Sam is an interesting and very believable character.""Gripping and believable at the same time, very well written.""Sam is a great heroine who challenges stereotypes.""Hannah Howe is a fabulous writer.""I can't wait to read the next in the series!""The Big Chill is light reading, but packs powerful messages.""This series just gets better and better.""What makes this book stand well above the rest of detective thrillers is the attention to the little details that makes everything so real.""Sam is a rounded and very real character.""Howe is an author to watch, able to change the tone from light hearted to more thoughtful, making this an easy and yet very rewarding read. Cracking!""Fabulous book by a fabulous author-I highly recommended this series!""Howe writes her characters with depth and makes them very engaging.""I loved the easy conversational style the author used throughout. Some of the colourful ways that the main character expressed herself actually made me laugh!""I loved Hannah Howe's writing style -- poignant one moment, terrifying the next, funny the next moment. I would be on the edge of my seat praying Sam wouldn't get hurt, and then she'd say a one-liner or think something funny, and I'd chuckle and catch my breath. Love it!""Sam's Song is no lightweight suspense book. Howe deals with drugs, spousal abuse, child abuse, and more. While the topics she writes about are heavy, Howe does a fantastic job of giving the reader the brutal truth while showing us there is still good in life and hope for better days to come."

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      Betrayal - Hannah Howe

      ANN’S WAR

      BETRAYAL

      ANN’S WAR

      BETRAYAL

      Hannah Howe

      Goylake Publishing

      Copyright © 2017 Hannah Howe

      All rights reserved.

      The moral right of the author has been asserted.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or stored in a retrieval system, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Goylake Publishing, Iscoed, 16A Meadow Street, North Cornelly, Bridgend, Glamorgan. CF33 4LL

      ISBN: 978-0-9933827-7-2

      Printed and bound in Britain by Imprint Digital, Exeter, EX5 5HY

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places and events are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is purely coincidental.

      Hannah Howe’s books are available in print,

      as eBooks and audio books

      Ann’s War

      Betrayal

      Invasion

      Blackmail

      Escape

      Victory

      The Sam Smith Mystery Series

      Sam’s Song

      Love and Bullets

      The Big Chill

      Ripper

      The Hermit of Hisarya

      Secrets and Lies

      Family Honour

      Sins of the Father

      Smoke and Mirrors

      Stardust

      Mind Games

      Digging in the Dirt

      To my family, with love

      Chapter One

      Ann picked up the travel bag and placed it on the quilt; she’d fashioned the quilt herself, stuffing each patch with scraps before sewing them all together. She looked around the bedroom, for items to place in the travel bag. The bag belonged to her husband, Emrys. She wondered what he’d require for his journey, for his latest mission – a hairbrush, toothbrush, clean shirt, underwear, wallet. Then she paused and shook her head; no, not his wallet, regulations forbade it. Ann was never sure where Emrys went, or what he did, on these missions – he was not allowed to tell her. However, she did know that his assignments were vital to the war effort. She comforted herself with that knowledge, with the belief that Emrys’ secret missions were important, a crucial cog in the wheel that would eventually end this long, tearful, bloody war. At least she tried to comfort herself, although in reality apprehension and fear gnawed at her soul, and set her nerves on edge.

      Ann glanced at Emrys’ desk. A calendar sat on the desk; it displayed the correct date, 24th March 1944. The calendar sat next to Ann and Emrys’ wedding photograph. Three months married, at Christmas, Ann could recall every detail of her wedding day. Indeed, that day glowed in her memory brighter than any other day, before or since.

      Ann picked up the picture and smiled at the photograph. With his wavy fair hair and bright blue eyes, Emrys looked handsome. He looked smart too, in his RAF Flight Lieutenant’s uniform. Emrys wore that uniform as his official clothing; he’d joined the RAF when war broke out, on the 3rd September 1939, waving adieu to a highly skilled and highly paid job as an electrical engineer. Emrys was a boffin, a very clever, intelligent man. He could run intellectual rings around Ann, although he never behaved in such a fashion; at all times, in all company, he displayed his talents with reservation and modesty.

      Ann looked at herself in the picture, at her shapely figure, at her blue eyes and honey-blonde hair. She smiled at her wedding dress, made from parachute silk. Strictly speaking, she’d broken the law by wearing a parachute silk wedding dress. However, thanks to Emrys’ job, the authorities had turned a blind eye.

      Ann sighed. Her wedding had been a joyous occasion; despite the rationing and austerity measures, the day had lacked for nothing – Emrys’ connections and her parents, who ran the local grocer’s store, had seen to that.

      A creaky floorboard captured Ann’s attention; the floorboard outside her bedroom door always creaked when Emrys set foot upon it, but it made no sound under Ann’s light tread.

      All set? Ann asked. She turned and looked at her husband.

      Emrys walked into the bedroom. He embraced then kissed his wife. All set, he said. I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.

      Ann picked up the travel bag and handed it to Emrys. She said, I’ve packed everything, at least, everything I could think of.

      Emrys smiled. Although he was walking off to war, he appeared at ease. He said, I’m only going for a day or two; I’ll be back soon.

      I know, Ann sighed. But I’ve included everything, just in case. She fingered her wedding band in nervous fashion. Dare she ask the question? Yes,

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