Ebook1,449 pages22 hours
The Blitz Detective series: Books 1, 2, 3, 4: The Blitz Detective, The Canning Town Murder, The Custom House Murder, The Stratford Murder
By Mike Hollow
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The Blitz Detective
September, 1940. For thousands of Londoners, the Blitz has started and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not. A man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. Detective Inspector John Jago believes that 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.
First published as Direct Hit.
The Canning Town Murder
As the Blitz takes its nightly toll on London and Hitler prepares his invasion fleet just across the Channel in occupied France, Britain is full of talk about enemy agents. No one is sure who can be trusted. In Canning Town, rescue workers are unsettled when they return to a damaged street and discover a body that shouldn't be there. As Detective Inspector John Jago digs deeper he starts to uncover a trail of deception, betrayal, and romantic entanglements...
First Published as Fifth Column.
The Custom House Murder
As London continues to endure the Blitz, people are calling for vengeance, but once again the night heralds more destruction. When dawn brings the all-clear in Custom House, people disperse, but one man remains - he is dead, stabbed through the heart. Detective Inspector John Jago discovers that the victim was a pacifist. But why, then, was he carrying a loaded revolver in his pocket?
First Published as Enemy Action.
The Stratford Murder
When an air-raid warden seeks to enforce the city's strict blackout rules at a lit-up house in Stratford, she discovers the body of a young woman, strangled to death with a stocking. For Detective Inspector John Jago, the scene brings back memories of the gruesome Soho Strangler - could there be a connection?
First published as Firing Line.
September, 1940. For thousands of Londoners, the Blitz has started and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not. A man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. Detective Inspector John Jago believes that 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.
First published as Direct Hit.
The Canning Town Murder
As the Blitz takes its nightly toll on London and Hitler prepares his invasion fleet just across the Channel in occupied France, Britain is full of talk about enemy agents. No one is sure who can be trusted. In Canning Town, rescue workers are unsettled when they return to a damaged street and discover a body that shouldn't be there. As Detective Inspector John Jago digs deeper he starts to uncover a trail of deception, betrayal, and romantic entanglements...
First Published as Fifth Column.
The Custom House Murder
As London continues to endure the Blitz, people are calling for vengeance, but once again the night heralds more destruction. When dawn brings the all-clear in Custom House, people disperse, but one man remains - he is dead, stabbed through the heart. Detective Inspector John Jago discovers that the victim was a pacifist. But why, then, was he carrying a loaded revolver in his pocket?
First Published as Enemy Action.
The Stratford Murder
When an air-raid warden seeks to enforce the city's strict blackout rules at a lit-up house in Stratford, she discovers the body of a young woman, strangled to death with a stocking. For Detective Inspector John Jago, the scene brings back memories of the gruesome Soho Strangler - could there be a connection?
First published as Firing Line.
Author
Mike Hollow
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.
Related to The Blitz Detective series
Titles in the series (2)
The Blitz Detective series: Books 1, 2, 3, 4: The Blitz Detective, The Canning Town Murder, The Custom House Murder, The Stratford Murder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Covent Garden Murder: The compelling wartime murder mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
The Man Who Was Not: A Crime Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Lost Leader Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShanghai Secrets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsButcher Beyond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Open Grave: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fireman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Covent Garden Murder: The compelling wartime murder mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOutlaw’s Code Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetter The Devil: Hoskins & Fletcher Crime Series, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHonest John Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGhost Station Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSherlock Holmes: Monster: Sherlock Holmes, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUndercurrents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fortune of the Landrays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Law-Breakers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wrath to Come Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Confession: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Inspector Jim Carruthers Series Books One to Three: Robbing the Dead, Care to Die, and Mark of the Devil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTristram Shandy: Life & Opinions of the Gentleman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ipcress File Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPilgrim Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Rough Beast Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCnut - The Bone Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wrong Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Summoning of Old Velt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJack O' Judgment Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hobby Horse Murder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Mystery For You
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Flight: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5None of This Is True: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Short Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Pharmacist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hunting Party: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5False Witness: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Sleep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Staircase: Nancy Drew #2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Life We Bury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pieces of Her: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Murdery Mystery Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition): A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition): An Easy Rawlins Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summit Lake Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Side: A Collection of Mysteries & Thrillers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Woman in the Library: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Night in the Lonesome October Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Blitz Detective series
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Blitz Detective series - Mike Hollow
`e book_preview_excerpt.html ݒG%*|$-v0 h4{UU̜B҅z0>wƆdwvDx>?ܾ{[?Wџ/yۛ|?~/՟6տTaS\1ů^ǯ_~կr_}_n?7Wջm~xxu/non߿>?<2}{meܼ~u{/>}Ͽ^_ݫO-?<ۯͻo>_O߽~ÞH]K#W~eW<-e~|O/z^KvwSr[N˩|g9E)?wSZ→XWo3O-'C:ꂧR/xzYF{W|oE<#b
bX?V+?o0hX?,Bsk?~z߫_nV?~~O;=Cx~^ǦUMo\#-.<]\
csߴWozSx4.V0UTaWjclWcXWMI4]q>(8؟ۅ8m0U4)ԧoTm-GyxLshq8VSoXf;S%aA.ij[LUNai[T~0awG%ovMLie]Kud<}?F6ɗՇ:7sK+ըZ֬7,IW5{[cseM[ǑūϫY>L}Wȕ;Ƕb/|>^T8?wٻU2\JV!No4W:.]Ȏ *8X=\-XUvlnNްCh:)QR٢~ \~ʞS6X,^ջs=t32x8[y5;k/\͉xn3_}$6ʮNINmvv288U"c{;R>^>ajxFܺO{%[:m[yk}cjf7ɝI\MՋ
'EpNMȫC蚝rNT4m)\ Ï!чO',^>y#,"e[7/%-o`CyaXٮ/"_Z^pƘ#,r_RNէ80(zc?e@$!QYPUx!{7cߋѸ@,ݾ*,DMq
vA;$B<&\q,t=Q7I)5هLjqyy^<[`
1'Пfub(lc_f$CVm _pšs(&AjcL{Y^"
AqmMN=c mʒ~wKc'6L1p"YRM}H{фtu(|3 ܨ~r8NGɾ}fdm:{Ksahc'ap'_@M;жԐ, e{)OtFyOj(bPc+m3/>bmefnILfr2f]\1,Q(ϫ7ܩd
oXdP|f]ۍ0>glp.A7ąqn`-^AYr?#4}TUy3|˔>Px_=NȗDOэ<~ٽoKmqF.E56%߷Ѥ`e;v5U/?,X5j>$DW GsWg?=3ήVMj(
+Q)iMØ0}'hOմ;(Tbu/~_U )>t_Ew$[T(/FntR#A#"LiA̩ף:yw4ג_Oyͬ%>~<|?L:aYh͈7^5]K]e&0mnw gXgPX$jOtozܩ2p}PH"s+b 4Y
MZ70K+KwQ.i[y煒xm)̴v|aH'/lIc)
jquV3ƜaڅQHJLlhU'#M+f'-]!s.yz{٪1 ñ
Hexf`39,!\KQDzPX$Fos[Q53 u.K nRFjKgDi+nIGGHD1C'N.ϣ!t=y'
w-WWKF"ס;sגJt專-Rm^}r4Ďa*M;&m2 >H.2UNI,#X<n.\}2uVBs!oQ&g#_`.