Dockland Murder - The intriguing wartime murder mystery (Hollow Mike)(Paperback / softback) - diskuze

November 1940. Darkness descends and another anxious night begins for those tasked with guarding the industrial heartland of London from enemy attack. As a policeman patrols the Royal Albert Dock, something catches his eye - a man is sprawled awkwardly across a nearby barge, a dagger lodged in his back.Detective Inspector John Jago of West Ham CID discovers the victim was a dock worker by day and a Home Guard volunteer by night - and there are things even his wife doesn''t know about his past. As the investigation unfolds, Jago uncovers a widening circle of secrets ranging across family tensions, the last war and a far-flung corner of the British Empire. Allison & Busby has a very successful track record of crime series set in World War II, by authors such as Jacqueline Winspear and Jim Kelly DI Jago, the Blitz Detective must contend with the challenge of where the next bomb may fall, combined with the deceit and betrayal of a range of suspects. The Blitz Detective is a crime series set during World War II, when German bombs rained down nightly on East London, providing perfect opportunities for the local criminal fraternity.
více informací a parametry