Danger of Defeat: The compelling WWI murder mystery series

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March 1918. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Detective Sergeant JoeKeedy hear about a sinister siege involving three burglars. They rush to thescene and learn that a policeman was shot dead during the burglary. Attemptsat talking the men in the house into surrender are met with stony silence.When the door is battered down, Keedy bravely leads the way in. A gunshot isheard. Keedy has been hit.
The burglary is only the latest of a series carried out by the men. Marmion hasto investigate each one. As he does so, startling revelations emerge. Keedy isslowly recovering in hospital but it is no place of safety. One of the burglars hasvow ed to kill him. Keedy feels defenceless.

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Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some nonfiction.He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series andhe also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set duringthe Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War;and the Ocean Liner mysteries.