The first in a brand-new WWII historical mystery series introduces
WPC Billie Harkness - a female police officer who risks her life to
protect the home front in the British coastal city of Hull. 1940.
Britain is at war. Rector's daughter Wilhelmina Harkness longs to
do her duty for her country, but when her strict mother forbids her
to enlist, their bitter argument has devastating consequences.
Unable to stay in the village she loves, Wilhelmina - reinventing
herself as Billie - spends everything she has on a one-way ticket
up north. Hull is a distant, dangerous city, but Billie is
determined to leave her painful memories behind and start afresh,
whatever the cost. The last thing Billie expects on her first
evening in Hull, however, is to be caught in the city's first air
raid - or to stumble across the body of a young woman, suspiciously
untouched by debris. If the air raid didn't kill the glamorous
stranger, what did? Billie is determined to get justice, and her
persistence earns her an invitation to the newly formed Women's
Police Constabulary. But as the case unfolds, putting her at odds
with both high-ranking members of the force as well as the victim's
powerful family, Billie begins to wonder if she can trust her new
friends and colleagues . . . or if someone amongst them is working
for the enemy. DEATH IN A BLACKOUT is a perfect pick for fans of
Jacqueline Winspear, Rhys Bowen and Susan Elia MacNeal.
General
| Imprint: |
Severn House Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
A WPC Billie Harkness mystery |
| Release date: |
February 2022 |
| Authors: |
Jessica Ellicott
|
| Dimensions: |
224 x 146 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4483-0652-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
Historical mysteries
|
| LSN: |
1-4483-0652-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781448306527 |
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