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17 December 2023

Review: THE STRATFORD MURDER, Mike Hollow

  •  Book 4 of 8: Blitz Detective
  • First published as FIRING LINE.2018
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Allison & Busby (December 10, 2020)
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0749026030
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749026035

Synopsis (Amazon)

October, 1940. Bombs are falling on Stratford when air-raid warden Sylvia Parks sees a house with a shining light, in clear breach of the city’s strict blackout rules. With no answer at the door she manages to break in, only to discover the body of a young woman, strangled to death with a stocking. For Detective Inspector John Jago, the scene brings back memories of the gruesome Soho Strangler, who murdered four women a few years ago but has never been caught – could there be a connection?

My Take

I'm very much enjoying this series, reading them as e-books on my Kindle. The characters are well drawn, the scenarios feel authentic, and each book leaves you looking forward to the next.

In this case a young woman is found during a blackout strangled in her home. She works as a cinema usher, but  there seems some possibility that she may be earning extra money by entertaining men in her home.

My Rating: 4.5

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