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1950s : A master forger transforms a young woman’s life – but what will it cost her?
The House with Nine Locks
What you need to know before your trail
In 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.
Caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, will Adelais find that her new life comes at too high a price?
Travel Guide
Flanders
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium. Geographically, Flanders is mainly flat, and incorporates the whole coast of Belgium on the North Sea.
The “Flemish nation” is one made up of the social, cultural and linguistic, scientific and educational, economical and political characteristics. More than 6.5 million Belgians (approximately 60%) who consider Dutch to be their mother tongue, including many people living in the Brussels-Capital Region.
Booktrailer Review
The House with Nine Locks or the most thrilling cat and mouse game ever?
If ever there was a book you have to read slowly, then this is it. There are clues woven into each and every page.
There are themes of forgery and of mind games. How fascinating! Like a web closing in on its prey, at the start of the book you see the web formed bit by bit, then you start to be sucked inside. Before you know it you are on the inside looking out, trapped inside a narrative that will blow your literary socks off.
Very cleverly done. And very different to be set in postwar Belgium! Gave it an added edge.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The House with Nine Locks
Destination/Location: Brussels, Ghent Author/Guide: Philip Gray Departure: 2000s
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