The Victory Snapshot

The past is never dead…

Sheila McKenna, an Australian social historian, flies to England to visit her grandfather after he sends her a rather intriguing letter.

Almost as she arrives, her grandfather dies. Murdered.

Chris Tyroll, maverick midlands solicitor, is drawn into the case and determined to find out who killed the old man.

Almost immediately, somebody drives directly at Chris and injures him.

Is Chris on the murderer’s hit list too?

As Chris and Sheila investigate, they begin to uncover a fifty-year-old story of comradeship, corruption and criminality.

Somehow, this story is connected to the death of Sheila’s grandfather.

But why does it still matter, to somebody at least, half a century later?

Chris and Sheila don’t know – but they do know that their lives are in danger.

Only those on the margins of society seem willing to help the pair in their search for truth and justice – and are eerily able to foresee the outcomes.

The authorities seem strangely disinterested.

But why would that be?

The Victory Snapshot takes the reader on an intriguing journey of discovery, as Chris and Sheila dispense with convention and find their own, often ingenious, way to the truth.

Praise for Barrie Roberts

‘This book has a lot of spirit and is very enjoyable and well-informed read. It’s refreshingly different to what’s on offer elsewhere and I’m looking forward to future entries in what could well be a successful series.’ - Mat Coward, Morning Star

Barrie Roberts has been a criminal lawyer for almost thirty years, working for two firms in the West Midlands including work on the appeals of the Birmingham Six. He is the author of four Sherlock Holmes books and previous Chris Tyroll Mystery books, including Bad Penny Blues.