Marie Keates Books in Order

A wounded soldier returns to Southampton in 1918, but wartime trauma strains the reunion with his wife. As secrets emerge and influenza spreads from the hospital into town, their hope of rebuilding a shared life faces another threat.

Sent to establish a protection racket in Southampton, Arthur discovers an opportunity for personal revenge. A suspicious neighbor investigates his intentions while rising fascist violence threatens a Romani family, entangling private grudges with the town's wider dangers.

During the General Strike of 1926, two Southampton dockers struggle with old debts and wartime obligations. One man's involvement with criminals and an unsolved murder threatens their friendship, dragging his sister's family toward increasingly dangerous consequences.

Helping a troubled household sets off suspicion across an impoverished Southampton community in 1931. As neighbors debate a wounded veteran's behavior and attacks on women raise fears, hidden histories threaten friendships and draw blame toward vulnerable residents.

A teenage girl's disappearance and a stranger's fall from a railway bridge unsettle Southampton in 1937. After reluctantly rescuing Oswald Mosley from a crowd, Walter receives information that forces him to question his assumptions and his closest friendship.

In May 1940, Bert and his friends sail two yachts toward Dunkirk, hoping to rescue soldiers and find his son. On the beaches, George struggles with leadership while the families left behind fear the improvised mission may end in disaster.

A reluctant local hero attracts attention he cannot afford as neighbors begin questioning his identity and relationships. In wartime Southampton, suspicions surrounding Alfie and an acquaintance threaten to expose the past he has worked to conceal.

Air raids bring Southampton residents together while exposing strained relationships and suspicions of looting and fascist activity. The discovery of a woman's body in bombed ruins raises a darker question about whether the war has concealed a murder.

In April 1942, two servicemen are missing after disasters in Asia, while a woman's disappearance remains unexplained. Their families interpret official notices through hope, fear, and private conviction as they struggle to discover who may still be alive.