Sure and Certain Death: A gripping World War Two thriller
May 2011 ยท Hachette UK
Ebook
201
Pages
About this ebook
A brilliant evocation of the period and a truly unnerving, menacing and original plot...
Sure and Certain Death is the fourth chilling World War Two crime mystery in the Francis Hancock series by award-winning Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Nicola Upson.
East London, 1940: Francis Hancock finds the brutally eviscerated body of a woman in a derelict house. Francis' sister, Nancy, knew the victim. Then, shockingly, two more murders follow. Rumours start to spread through the East End about another Jack the Ripper. When a fourth woman is murdered, Nancy admits that she knew all of the victims, and Francis sets out to find the killer, discovering a trail of murderous resentment that goes back decades...
What readers are saying about Sure and Certain Death:
'For Nadel fans, Sure and Certain Death is a must-read, as it is for historians of East London'
'Atmospheric, touching, different and unputdownable!'
'More brutal murders in a storyline that is gripping to the last page'
Sure and Certain Death is the fourth chilling World War Two crime mystery in the Francis Hancock series by award-winning Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Nicola Upson.
East London, 1940: Francis Hancock finds the brutally eviscerated body of a woman in a derelict house. Francis' sister, Nancy, knew the victim. Then, shockingly, two more murders follow. Rumours start to spread through the East End about another Jack the Ripper. When a fourth woman is murdered, Nancy admits that she knew all of the victims, and Francis sets out to find the killer, discovering a trail of murderous resentment that goes back decades...
What readers are saying about Sure and Certain Death:
'For Nadel fans, Sure and Certain Death is a must-read, as it is for historians of East London'
'Atmospheric, touching, different and unputdownable!'
'More brutal murders in a storyline that is gripping to the last page'
About the author
Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS. To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com
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