Book description
May 1915. While thousands of Britons fight in the trenches, a
severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front
safe. In London, the sinking of the Lusitania sparks an
unprecedented wave of anti-German riots and arson attacks across the
city. Among the victims is the immigrant tailor Jacob Stein, found
dead in his burnt-out shop.
Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy must take
on this case of cover-ups and contradictions and track down Jacob's
killer Â- a hunt which carries them from the crime-ridden streets of
wartime London to the chaos of the front line. But is the murder
simply the result of a tragic excess of wartime hysteria, or perhaps
a more premeditated crime?
Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time
writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television
and the theatre. A former chairman of the Crime Writers' Association,
Edward lives in the Cotswolds with his wife, fellow author Judith
Cutler. A Bespoke Murder is the first book in the Home Front
Detective series.
www. edwardmarston. com
