The Blitz Detective: The intricate wartime murder mystery
Jul 2020 · Blitz Detective Book 1 · Allison & Busby Ltd
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First published as Direct Hit
Saturday 7th September, 1940. The sun is shining, and in the midst of the good weather Londoners could be mistaken for forgetting their country was at war - until the familiar wail of the air-raid sirens heralds an enemy attack. The Blitz has started, and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not.
That night a man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. When Detective Inspector John Jago is called to the scene, he recognises the victim: local Justice of the Peace, Charles Villiers. The death looks suspicious, but then a German bomb obliterates all evidence. War or no war, murder is still murder, and it's Jago's job to find the truth.
Saturday 7th September, 1940. The sun is shining, and in the midst of the good weather Londoners could be mistaken for forgetting their country was at war - until the familiar wail of the air-raid sirens heralds an enemy attack. The Blitz has started, and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not.
That night a man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. When Detective Inspector John Jago is called to the scene, he recognises the victim: local Justice of the Peace, Charles Villiers. The death looks suspicious, but then a German bomb obliterates all evidence. War or no war, murder is still murder, and it's Jago's job to find the truth.
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Janice Tangen
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July 28, 2020
WW2, England, law-enforcement, murder, murder-investigation***** Very dark, like everywhere in England during The Blitz. Less than twenty years since the Great War, Battle of Gallipoli, and Flu pandemic the British are again assaulted by Germans and it's not just the damages to buildings and roads that is so devastating. Now the overworked police have the murder of a prominent man discovered just before a bomb blast blows the whole crime scene to bits. The characters are well done but there's something just a tiny bit off about the story. Well, it is the beginning of what looks to be an engaging series so I plan to read the others anyway. I requested and received a free ebook copy from Allison & Busby via NetGalley. Thank you!
About the author
Mike Hollow was born in West Ham and grew up in Romford, Essex. He studied Russian and French at the University of Cambridge and then worked for the BBC. In 2002 he went freelance as a copywriter, journalist and editor. Mike also works as a poet and translator.
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