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May 1915. With thousands of Britons fighting in the trenches, a severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front safe and continue the fight against crime, espionage, and military desertion. In London, Scotland Yard is already overstretched when the sinking of the Lusitania sparks an unprecedented wave of anti-German riots and arson attacks across the city. Among the victims are the immigrant tailor Jacob Stein, found dead in his burnt-out shop. Initially Jacob's killing appears to be the tragic excess of wartime hysteria - but when it transpires that Jacob had been stabbed amidst the flames, his safe ransacked, and his daughter Ruth raped, the possibility that these assaults were long-premeditated crimes becomes unavoidable. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy must take on this case of cover-ups and contradictions and track down Jacob's killer and Ruth's assailants. As their hunt carries them from the crime-ridden streets of wartime London across the Channel to the chaos of the front line, the horrors of crime and policing at a time of total war are brought vividly to life.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllison & Busby
ISBN-139780749011444
eBay Product ID (ePID)128830244
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Bespoke Murder: the Compelling Wwi Murder Mystery Series
AuthorEdward Marston
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicCrime
Publication Year2012
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorEdward Marston
Series TitleHome Front Detective
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom