Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire

A Frenchman long exiled in England returns to his homeland at the dawn of Napoleon's empire, only to find himself entangled in a web of political intrigue, forbidden loyalty, and a murder that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. Arthur Conan Doyle turns from the fogged streets of Victorian London to the battlefields and ballrooms of post-revolutionary France, weaving a tale of identity, belonging, and the impossible choices faced by those caught between empires. The mystery at its heart is shadowed by the larger mystery of what it means to be French when the very definition of France is being rewritten in blood and glory. Written with the propulsive energy Doyle was famous for, this novel asks what we owe to the land of our birth, and what it costs to reclaim a life someone else tried to erase.