Murder at Claridge's: The elegant wartime whodunnit
Apr 2022 · Hotel Mysteries Book 3 · Allison & Busby Ltd
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Jim Eldridge, author of the Museum Mysteries, turns his pen to Wartime London's grandest hotels.
October 1940. The Blitz bombing raids continue mercilessly, but when the body of a kitchen porter from Claridge's hotel is found, it is clear that he has not been the victim of a blast: he was strangled. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg has to find out exactly who he was, and what he was doing at Claridge's under a false identity. Armed with those facts, he might get an insight into why he was killed, and by whom.
But the investigation is complicated by the fact that so many of the hotel's residents are exiled European royalty. Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed .
October 1940. The Blitz bombing raids continue mercilessly, but when the body of a kitchen porter from Claridge's hotel is found, it is clear that he has not been the victim of a blast: he was strangled. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg has to find out exactly who he was, and what he was doing at Claridge's under a false identity. Armed with those facts, he might get an insight into why he was killed, and by whom.
But the investigation is complicated by the fact that so many of the hotel's residents are exiled European royalty. Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed .
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Janice Tangen
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April 24, 2022
crime-fiction, thriller, historical-research, historical, 1940, law-enforcement, England, murder, murder-investigation, procedural, class-consciousness, resentment, friction**** Great characters and some surprising ones! Interesting take on the difficulties and oddities of trying to police while avoiding bomb craters and having police cars and ambulances destroyed by those same bombs. And then there is the anger of some policemen who haven't gotten the assignments and promotions they think they deserve. An interesting read. I requested and received a free e-book copy from Allison & Busby via NetGalley. Thank you!
Vesper Meikle
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April 3, 2022
October's 1940 London. DCI Coburg and Sergeant Ted Lampson are called to to investigate the death of a kitchen porter at the Claridge's Hotel. Much to the annoyance of the local Detective Inspector Lomax, then another similar murder occurs on his patch. But there is also the problem of fighting between local gangs, and various fraud ploys to be investigated. While some are dealing with personal problems. An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its varied and likeable characters. Another good addition to the series which can easily be read as a standalone story.
About the author
Jim Eldridge was born in central London towards the end of World War II, and survived attacks by V2 rockets on the Kings Cross area where he lived. In 1971 he sold his first sitcom to the BBC and had his first book commissioned. Since then he has had more than one hundred books published, with sales of over three million copies. He lives in Kent with his wife.
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