Death in a Blackout

About the author

Agatha award nominee Jessica Ellicott loves fountain pens, Mini Coopers and throwing parties. A member of Wicked Authors, Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers, she lives in northern New England with her dark and mysterious husband, exuberant children and a precocious poodle named Sam.

Summary

1940. Stumbling across a body in the aftermath of an air raid, rector's daughter Billie Harkness is convinced the death is suspicious. Her determination to get justice soon earns her an invite to the newly formed Women's Police Constabulary. But as the case unfolds, it becomes clear solving it means risking not just her job ... but also her life.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Ellicott
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781448306527
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-0652-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: A WPC Billie Harkness mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Historical crime novels; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, North & North East England, Hull, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General