Name: Into the Fire
ISBN: 9780552169578

Manda Scott

There is a secret hidden within a body, burning within the flames, that will change history forever. 2014: In the French city of OrlÃ©ans, a manâe(tm)s charred corpse is found in a burned-out hotel, stripped of all ID. Police captain InÃ ̈s Picaut must hunt down his killer before others fall prey to the fire. She has only one clue: the name of a woman who has been dead for over five hundred years. 1429: Joan of Arc is taking the war to the English. They want her dead but the only way to reach her is through a fiercely loyal inner circle - until undercover spy Tomas Rustbeard finally earns her trustâe¦ The myths of the past hold the key to the mystery of the present, but how many must die before the truth is laid bare?

Into the Fire

There is a secret, hidden within a body, burning within the flames, that will change it all. A manâe(tm)s charred corpse is found in the latest of a string of arson attacks in the French city of OrlÃ©ans. His is the first death. An extremist group claim responsibility but their whereabouts cannot be found. Police inspector Capitaine Ines Picault and her team must track them down before more people die. Their only clue? The name of a woman who has been dead for over 500 years: Joan of Arc. She is one of the great enigmas of history âe" a young woman who came from nowhere to lead the armies of France to victory against England. And who died the same fiery death as the man whose body has just been discovered. As more fires rage in Orleans and the death toll mounts, Picault must look to the past and the secrets which lie buried there to unravel the mysteries of the present. As the clock counts down, she must challenge some fundamental truths to save those closest to herâe¦ Into the Fire is a breath-taking collision of past and present, a brilliant race-against-time thriller combined with an immaculately woven historical narrative. In it, bestselling author Manda Scott demonstrates why she is one of the most exciting, innovative and highly accomplished storytellers of our age.

Into the Fire

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