Praise for Barbara Nadel: 'I can't think of a better summertime read

Mail on Sunday

Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant

Literary Review

Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric

Guardian

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Intelligent and captivating

The Sunday Times

The chilling World War Two crime mystery by the award-winning author Barbara Nadel; fourth in the highly popular Francis Hancock series.

East London, 1940: Francis Hancock finds the brutally eviscerated body of a woman in a derelict house. Francis' sister, Nancy, knew the victim. Then, shockingly, two more murders follow. Rumours start to spread through the East End about another Jack the Ripper. When a fourth woman is murdered, Nancy admits that she knew all of the victims, and Francis sets out to find the killer, discovering a trail of murderous resentment that goes back decades...

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A brilliant evocation of the period and a truly unnerving, menacing and original novel
A brilliant evocation of the period and a truly unnerving, menacing and original novel

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780755357604
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Headline Publishing Group; Headline Book Publishing
Vekt
220 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS. To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com