Five Dead Canaries

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1916. As thousands of Brits are fighting on the Front Line, a new breed of fiercely independent and fiery-spirited women emerge to hold the Home Front together. Among this raucous group of munitionettes, or 'canaries', is Florrie Duncan whose birthday celebrations are tragically cut short when a brutal explosion kills all but one of the party. Unconvinced it's the work of a German spy as Scotland Yard surmise, Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy believe something more complex and sinister is at play. Suspicion is rife and as the pair begin to piece together the lives of the women, they unearth a tension simmering between many of the locals and the canaries. Marmion and Keedy must work fast to uncover the murderer before more canaries are turned to dust . . .

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'Cleverly plotted, well written and invoking the atmosphere of the time, I heartily recommend this book as an excellent read.' 'The past is brought to life with brilliant colours, combined with a perfect whodunnit. Who needs more' The Guardian 'Historical crime fiction is not easy to write... Edward Marston is the expert' Bolton News 'A new and baffling adventure for the Home Front Detective, set in a vividly imagined period of wartime upheaval and uncertainty' GOOD BOOK GUIDE

Author Bio

Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre, and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers' Association.