Children in the Morning
by Anne Emery
2020-12-29 11:50:17
Beau Delaney is a bit of a showboat, a prominent lawyer whose exploits have become the subject of a Hollywood film. Heâs also the father of ten children (many adopted). Now heâs charged with the murder of his wife, Peggy. Itâs another ...
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Beau Delaney is a bit of a showboat, a prominent lawyer whose exploits have become the subject of a Hollywood film. Heâs also the father of ten children (many adopted). Now heâs charged with the murder of his wife, Peggy. Itâs another hard case for lawyer and bluesman Monty Collins. His client is keeping secrets; a mysterious eleventh child turns up and demands to take part in the trial; and the last words anyone heard from Peggy were "the Hells Angels!" Monty isnât alone in trying to save Delaney from life in prison, and save his sprawling family from breaking up. Montyâs pal, Father Brennan Burke, has a hand in the investigation, too. But Burke is also lending a hand to Montyâs estranged wife, Maura. And the priest finds himself burdened with unwelcome secrets of his own when Mauraâs old flame arrives on the scene and threatens to turn her world upside down. Watching all this through the eyes of a child is Monty and Mauraâs little girl, Normie. Like her spooky grandmother in Cape Breton, Normie has the gift of second sight. When she starts having visions that seem to involve Beau Delaney, she canât tell whether they reflect something heâs done in the past, or something he might do in the future. We hear the story from two points of view, experience and innocence, Monty and Normie, and ask ourselves which of them will be first to uncover the truth about Beau Delaney.Children in the Morning is the fifth book in Emeryâs acclaimed series featuring Monty Collins.
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