01237nam a2200193   4500008004100000020001800041037004100059041001200100082001400112100001800126245002600144250000600170260002200176300000800198500077400206650001200980650003200992650001901024260719b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781529922943  cPurchasednMathrubhumi Books, Kaloor  aEnglish  aFbGRA/HO  aGray, Philip   aHOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS  a1  aUKbPenguinc2026  g396  aIn post-war Flanders, Adelais de Wolf's family is slowly, inexplicably, falling apart: her mother evermore lost to religious devotion, her father to alcohol. But with the death of a beloved uncle, Adelais finds herself in receipt of an unexpected legacy: a shuttered house in a rundown district and its contents – contents that hold the promise of independence and wealth. All that is required is application, nerve, and a willingness to break the law.

Adelais stifles her doubts and her fortunes are transformed. But with her rise comes complications: her victimless crimes may not be as victimless as she supposed. Nor has she counted on the singular fanaticism of Major de Smet of the Federal Gendarmerie, a brutal detective who never forgives and never forgets.
  aFiction  aHistorical mystery fiction.  aCrime fiction.