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December 1917. Ada Hobbes arrives on a frosty morning to clean the house owned by Dr Tindall, a surgeonat the Edmonton Military Hospital. She is shocked to find the blood-covered body of her employer sprawledacross the floor. He has been hacked to death.Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy arrive to a horrific scene. Someone enjoyed killing him, without a doubt. Their investigation takes them far out of London and on the trail of a very different Dr Tindall, one who was not the respectable local GP everyone thought he was. Marmion and Keedy will need to sift through a number of likely suspects to find the killer behind this gruesome murder.
About the author
Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.
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'Edward Marston is a master of his craft.' Daily Mail
