'This is to my shame the first Mark Ellis book I've read. If the others evoke a vanished London so impressively,are graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation,and,above all,are written so well I shall have to read them all.'THE TIMES'An atmospheric,compelling evocation of war-torn London in the wake of the Blitz,where DCI Frank Merlin fights against a tidal wave of crime'GEOFFREY WANSELL,Crime and Thriller Reviewer,DAILY MAILSummer,1942.The Second World War rages on but Britain now faces the Nazi threat with America at its side.In a bombed-out London swarming with gangsters and spies,DCI Frank Merlin continues his battle against rampant wartime crime. A mangled body is found in the Thames just as some items of priceless art go mysteriously missing. What sinister connection links the twoMerlin and his team follow a twisting trail of secrets and lies as they investigate a baffling and deadly puzzle .'Unputdownable'ROBERT LYMAN'Mark Ellis delivers diamonds - an intriguing,masterly juggling of an intricate plot and an enviable command of detail.'JOHN LAWTON'Extraordinarily atmospheric and compelling,DEAD IN THE WATER is a wonderfully intelligent and complex story'CHRIS LLOYD,HWA Gold Crown Award winner.'...historical noir at its best. Mark Ellis's talents as a writer are many; finely embroidered plotting,a meticulously researched historical context and place,and rounded characters whose lives and capers become real for a reader'GARY DONNELLY'A very satisfying puzzle,expertly crafted'HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETYPraise for the DCI Frank Merlin series:'Masterly...compelling...one of the most attractive characters to emerge in recent detective-thriller fiction'ANDREW ROBERTS,SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Against the backdrop of Blitz-hit London,this stylish thriller sees Scotland Yard's Frank Merlin investigate a tangled conspiracy'SUNDAY MIRROR
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781786159885Number of pages: 384Weight: 268 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 30 mm
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