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The Blitz Detective
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
September, 1940. The sun is shining, and in the midst of the good weather Londoners could be mistaken for forgetting their country was at war - until the familiar wail of the air-raid sirens heralds an enemy attack.
The Blitz has started, and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not. That night a man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. When Detective Inspector John Jago is called to the scene, he recognises the victim: local justice of the peace Charles Villiers. The death looks suspicious, but then a German bomb obliterates all evidence. War or no war, murder is still murder, and it's Jago's job to find the truth.
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- Mrs A Brown
- 03-03-21
Cracking good story
I am new to Mike Hollow’s books but was not disappointed. This is an excellent book which kept my interest to the very end. The characters were well drawn and his research is excellent. I look forward to listening to the next book and hope that many more will be available on Audible in the near future.
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- soup
- 12-11-21
Good story well told
This is a very good start to what I suspect will be an intruiging series.
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- Simon, Oxford
- 08-07-23
Good story well performed
Simon Mattocks brought the characters to life with so well each taking a definite form in my imagination. I look forward to enjoying more with the characters in other books in the series.
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- John P. Allum
- 20-01-21
Enjoyable story
I enjoyed this WW2 story. Nothing too taxing, excellent narration and a plot along the lines of a ‘cosy crime drama’ I guess.
Recommend.
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- Linda
- 28-09-23
Enjoyable story
Really enjoyed story, characters were brought to life by the narrator. Looking forward to listening to book two
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- Philip P.
- 03-12-23
Fascinating historical context
Great plot with gritty characters and plenty of twists and turns leaving you wanting to know more. Fascinating historical context woven into the story, with subtle tension. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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- The Curator
- 23-11-20
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed this with its lack of jingoistic rhetoric. The main character shares a rather jaded attitude to war, patriotism and the class structure with several of his suspects. The female (possible) love interest isn’t awful which makes a change. I’ll definitely be interested to see how any series develops the characters.
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- miss jean daffurn
- 08-10-20
blitz detective
a really great story read by a good narrator would highly recommend and would like to read more
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- Jules
- 16-11-21
Quite hard to review!
Obviously set in much gentler times! Quite a lot of philosophising, and, I feel, glossed over the horrors of the Blitz. A cozy mystery I suspect.
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- Ian
- 17-02-23
pretty good
Well written and read with plenty of accurate details relating to the second world war. Good tale .
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