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The Western Wind is a riveting story of faith, guilt, and the freedom of confession. It's 1491. In the small village of Oakham, its wealthiest and most industrious resident, Tom Newman, is swept away by the river during the early hours of Shrove Saturday. Was it murder, suicide, or an accident? Narrated from the perspective of local priest John Reve--patient shepherd to his wayward flock--a shadowy portrait of the community comes to light through its residents' tortured revelations. As some of their darkest secrets are revealed, the intrigue of the unexplained deathripples through the…
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8 editions- Audiobook · English · 2018Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664745889
- Hardcover · English · 2018Jonathan Cape · 304 pages · 9781787330597
- Other · English · 2019Western WindGrove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 304 pages · 9780802147721
- Other · English · 2019Thorndike Press Large Print · 465 pages · 9781432860950
- Other · English · 2019Western WindPenguin Random House · 304 pages · 9781784708030
- Other · English · 2018Western WindGrove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802146533
Social life and customsMurderInvestigationCity and town lifeFictionFiction, mystery & detective, historicalEngland, fictionNew York Times reviewed








