The Port of London Murders

When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Thames Estuary, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the Bay of Biscay, the ship, along with the 'mixed cargo' it carries, is late.Unaware of the machinations of avaricious importers, wayward captains and unscrupulous traders, Harry Reed and June Harvey are thrust together by a riverside accident, before being swept into the current of a dark plot developing on the dockside.A moody classic set around London's historic docks published in 1938, Josephine Bell's unique and atmospheric writing shines in a mystery weaving together blackmail, bootleg lingerie and, of course, murder.

Product details

• Authors: Josephine Bell, Josephine Bell
• Assisted by: Martin Edwards (Introduction)
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780712353618
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5361-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 189 mm x 17 mm
• Series: British Library Crime Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; London, Greater London, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Classic fiction: general and literary