Sure and Certain Death: A gripping World War Two thriller
By (Author) Barbara Nadel
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
1st February 2010
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 21mm
220g
The chilling new World War Two crime mystery by the award-winning author Barbara Nadel; fourth in the highly popular Francis Hancock series.
East London, 1940: Francis Hancock finds the brutally eviscerated body of a woman in a derelict house. Francis' sister, Nancy, knew the victim. Then, shockingly, two more murders follow. Rumours start to spread through the East End about another Jack the Ripper. When a fourth woman is murdered, Nancy admits that she knew all of the victims, and Francis sets out to find the killer, discovering a trail of murderous resentment that goes back decades...Praise for Barbara Nadel: 'I can't think of a better summertime read * Mail on Sunday *
Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant * Literary Review *
Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric * Guardian *
Intelligent and captivating * The Sunday Times *
Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now lives in Lancashire and writes full time. She recieved the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB.