Melissa M. (MemoRandom) reviewed on 4/13/2019 + 78 more book reviews

During the blitz of London, a train of children sent away for their safety arrives in a rural village. And there is a 5 year old boy aboard who is not on the roster. Barnard explores how this came to be and how, as an adult, this "anonymous" child searched for the person who put him on the train. A searing look at the theme of the adopted child who searches for his birth parents in the age before the internet. If you like mysteries by Ruth Rendell and/or John Lawton, you will like this. If you like historical mysteries from the 20th century, you will like this. And if you prefer your mysteries with plenty of quirky characters and witty dialogue, Robert Barnard is your man.

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