David Roberts
2 SeriesDavid Roberts is an English novelist known for his historical mystery series featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne. He has also worked as an editor for publishers including Chatto and Windus, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, and Michael O’Mara Books. His novels are well-researched and draw on historical events.
In "Bones of the Buried," the second book in the Corinth & Browne series by David Roberts, Lord Corinth returns to London from New York to find his partner, journalist Verity Browne, urging him to investigate a murder in Madrid. Set in 1936, as Spain teeters on the brink of civil war, Verity, now a correspondent for a national newspaper, is deeply committed to the Spanish republic. Her lover, David Griffiths-Jones, a senior Communist Party member, has been convicted of murder. Verity implores Lord Corinth to help save Griffiths-Jones from execution, despite knowing Corinth views him as a romantic rival. This gripping tale intertwines personal loyalties with the looming threat of fascism.
