The Blitz Detective Series

10 primary works • 10 total works
"It’s 1940, and all Britain is hiding in the darkness of the blackout – until Hitler unleashes the terror of the Blitz. His bombs rain down, and the night skies east of London are lit up by fire. They say you could read a newspaper by its light.
The borough of West Ham is home to the Royal Docks – a prime target for the bombers. But it’s also the ha…

Book 1

Direct Hit
3.91
· 878 Ratings · 141 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
The jagged blast of high explosives rips through t…
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Book 2

Fifth Column
4.13
· 552 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
The neat row of small, late-Victorian terraced hou…
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Book 3

The Custom House Murder
4.06
· 399 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2017 · 10 editions
Pacifists don't own revolvers. But Paul Ramsey doe…
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Book 4

The Stratford Murder
4.05
· 385 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
October, 1940. Bombs are falling on Stratford when…
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Book 5

The Dockland Murder
4.08
· 359 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2021 · 7 editions
November 1940. Darkness descends and another anxio…
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Book 6

The Pimlico Murder
3.96
· 343 Ratings · 36 Reviews · 4 editions
Armistice Day 1940. A time that stirs painful memo…
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Book 7

The Camden Murder
4.10
· 244 Ratings · 22 Reviews · 5 editions
As dawn breaks on a chilly morning in November 194…
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Book 8

The Covent Garden Murder
3.98
· 223 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 4 editions
December, 1940. Christmas is coming, but the seaso…
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Book 9

The Soho Murder
3.94
· 219 Ratings · 35 Reviews · 3 editions
December 1940. New Year's Eve draws closer, but cr…
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Book 10

The Bloomsbury Murder
4.01
· 86 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 6 editions
January 1941. When Detective Inspector John Jago i…
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