Princes Gate
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Book Details
Author(s)
Mark Ellis
Publisher
Matador
ISBN / ASIN
B005CQ8FZY
ISBN-13
978B005CQ8FZ3
Marketplace
France 🇫🇷
Description
Praise for Princes Gate:
'Frank Merlin is a lovely creation and totally convincing...I lost myself in this thriller;this was a superb entertainment' Eurocrime
'A real treat' Hereford Times 2011Â
'Frank Merlin is a lovely creation and totally convincing...I lost myself in this thriller;this was a superb entertainment' Eurocrime
'A real treat' Hereford Times 2011Â
'Ellis does a wonderful job...Princes Gate is a novel that makes you want to read-you can't ask more from a book' Milo's Rambles
'Princes Gate is a memorable trip down history's lane...I particularly enjoyed the atmosphere and feeling of being out and about during those early days of the war' CrimeSquad
Product Description:
When a brilliant emigré scientist is killed by a hit and run driver and a young woman's body is washed up in the Thames, Merlin and his team must investigate. The woman is an employee of the American Embassy, whose Ambassador at this time is Joseph Kennedy.
DCI Merlin's investigation of diplomats at the Embassy ruffles feathers at the Foreign Office - the American Ambassador is a well-known supporter of appeasement and many powerful and influential Britons favour the pursuit of a negotiated peace settlement with Hitler.
The death of another Embassy employee leads Merlin into some of the seedier quarters of wartime London where a corrupt night-club owner, various high-flying diplomats and the Ambassador himself appear to be linked to the events surrounding the deaths.
Merlin has to pursue his detective work under the interfering supervision of an Assistant Metropolitan Commissioner who is fearful about the impact of Merlin's investigations on Anglo-American relations at a time when America represents to many Britain's only hope of salvation.
Capturing the atmosphere of Britain in 1940 during the 'phoney war' when, although war rages on the Continent, life continues relatively peacefully in Britain, Princes Gate is an enthralling detective novel.
Product Description:
When a brilliant emigré scientist is killed by a hit and run driver and a young woman's body is washed up in the Thames, Merlin and his team must investigate. The woman is an employee of the American Embassy, whose Ambassador at this time is Joseph Kennedy.
DCI Merlin's investigation of diplomats at the Embassy ruffles feathers at the Foreign Office - the American Ambassador is a well-known supporter of appeasement and many powerful and influential Britons favour the pursuit of a negotiated peace settlement with Hitler.
The death of another Embassy employee leads Merlin into some of the seedier quarters of wartime London where a corrupt night-club owner, various high-flying diplomats and the Ambassador himself appear to be linked to the events surrounding the deaths.
Merlin has to pursue his detective work under the interfering supervision of an Assistant Metropolitan Commissioner who is fearful about the impact of Merlin's investigations on Anglo-American relations at a time when America represents to many Britain's only hope of salvation.
Capturing the atmosphere of Britain in 1940 during the 'phoney war' when, although war rages on the Continent, life continues relatively peacefully in Britain, Princes Gate is an enthralling detective novel.
