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Five Dead Canaries
Edward Marston
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Description for Five Dead Canaries
Paperback. During WW1, female munition workers - canaries celebrate a birthday but all but one are killed in an explosion. Marmion and Keedy uncover surprising clues." Series: The Home Front Detective Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
1916. As thousands of Brits are fighting on the Front Line, a new breed of fiercely independent and fiery-spirited women emerge to hold the Home Front together. Among this raucous group of munitionettes, or 'canaries', is Florrie Duncan whose birthday celebrations are tragically cut short when a brutal explosion kills all but one of the party. Unconvinced it's the work of a German spy as Scotland Yard surmise, Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy believe something more complex and sinister is at play. Suspicion is rife and as the pair begin to piece together the lives of the ... Read more
1916. As thousands of Brits are fighting on the Front Line, a new breed of fiercely independent and fiery-spirited women emerge to hold the Home Front together. Among this raucous group of munitionettes, or 'canaries', is Florrie Duncan whose birthday celebrations are tragically cut short when a brutal explosion kills all but one of the party. Unconvinced it's the work of a German spy as Scotland Yard surmise, Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy believe something more complex and sinister is at play. Suspicion is rife and as the pair begin to piece together the lives of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Home Front Detective Series
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749016425
SKU
V9780749016425
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
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. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies. A master of historical fiction, he is the author of the hugely successful Railway Detective ... Read more
Reviews for Five Dead Canaries
'Cleverly plotted, well written and invoking the atmosphere of the time, I heartily recommend this book as an excellent read.' 'The past is brought to life with brilliant colours, combined with a perfect whodunnit. Who needs more?' The Guardian 'Historical crime fiction is not easy to write... Edward Marston is the expert' Bolton News 'A new and baffling adventure for ... Read more