Danger of Defeat :The compelling WWI murder mystery series - Home Front Detective

4.25 ( 195 Ratings by Goodreads)
Danger of Defeat

Danger of Defeat :The compelling WWI murder mystery series - Home Front Detective

4.25 (195 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 20 June, 2024

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London, February 1918. A burglary in Limehouse in the small hours of the morning has escalated into a sinister siege between a band of thieves and the authorities, and a police constable lies dead. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Detective Sergeant Joe Keedy hasten to the scene where attempts at talking the men into surrendering have been met with stony silence. When the door is eventually battered down, Keedy bravely leads the way in. Then a gunshot is heard: Keedy has been hit. While his partner is rushed to hospital, Marmion is on the trail of the burglars. Keedy, however, remains in the sights of the murderous thieves and the clock is ticking as Marmion delves into the secrets that lie behind this fatal incident...
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780749029753
ISBN10 0749029757
Number Of Pages 352
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Allison & Busby
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.

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