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Instrument of Slaughter
Edward Marston
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Description for Instrument of Slaughter
Paperback. January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed are despised as 'conchies' and 'shirkers', subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. When a conscientious objector is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. Series: The Home Front Detective Series. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as 'conchies' and 'shirkers', subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch's group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be 'an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform'. When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind ... Read more
January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as 'conchies' and 'shirkers', subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch's group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be 'an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform'. When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
The Home Front Detective Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749013349
SKU
V9780749013349
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About Edward Marston
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. Instrument of Slaughter is the second book in the Home Front Detective series. ... Read more
Reviews for Instrument of Slaughter
'Beautifully written and conjuring up a terrific feel for the period... Absolutely first-class entertainment.'