A Presumption of Death : A Gripping World War II Murder Mystery

Author(s): Walsh, Jill Paton
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 05/06/2014,
Pagination: 384 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781444792911,
Description:

‘Miraculously right: catching precisely the tone of the relationship . . . thrilling’ – The Times’A must for all Wimsey lovers . . . an entertaining read’ – Northern EchoIt’s 1940, and while the Second World War rages on, Harriet Vane – now Lady Peter Wimsey – has taken her children to safety in the country.

But the war has followed them: glamorous RAF pilots and even more glamorous land-girls scandalise the villagers, and the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London.

Then the village’s first air raid practice ends with a very real body on the ground – and it’s not a war casualty, but a case of plain, old-fashioned murder. And it’s not long before a second body is found . . .